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INDIVIDUALIZED POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS FOR IMPROVING SELF-ESTEEM
from: Dr Harry HenshawPositive self-esteem is very important if not crucial to our
happiness and well being as a human being. Having positive
self-esteem can make the difference in that which we take on in
life, in that which we go about achieving and creating. Having
positive self- esteem also allows us to have healthy and joyous
relationships with others, to experience true intimacy. One
could also assert that having positive self-esteem gives us
access to genuine spirituality. Poor self-esteem, on the other
hand, creates the space for us to experience a great deal of
negativity in life including depression, anxiety, fear, stress
and loneliness. Negative or poor self-esteem is also highly
correlated with alcohol and drug dependency. Some even believe
that a negative or poor self-image is the source of such
addictions.
While it appears that the importance of positive self-esteem is
somewhat understood, the unanswered question has always been
about how to improve or enhance a person's self-esteem. Some
belief that a person's self-esteem rests upon them being
successful, in accomplishing that which they take on in life, of
achieving goals that they have set for themselves. As a result
much effort is put into assisting others in effectively and
efficiently planning their doing in life. Others believe that
our sense of self-esteem is determined by the type of
relationships that we have, that by surrounding ourselves with
positive people who will appreciate and acknowledge us that our
esteem will be positively impacted. To this end training is
given to help a person improve his interpersonal skills, how he
communicates and relates with others. While both of these
endeavors are important, it is not the having or doing that
creates positive self-esteem. Ones self-esteem is not given or
to be obtained from without, external to the person.
One very effective way to improve self-esteem is through the use
of positive affirmations. Positive affirmations are very
powerful for transforming how a person feels and thinks about
himself, ultimately influencing how he views and acts within the
world and towards others. The fundamental reason why positive
affirmations are so effective is that their nature or structure
reflects what already exists in our mind. Our identity or who we
think we are, our current thinking patterns, are also a series
of affirmations, composed fundamentally of mere words or
language. Everything we think, all of the thoughts that we have,
are merely affirmations. Positive affirmations, when used
consistently, begin to alter our prevalent internal language
pattern, as negative as it may be, our inner self talk or
dialogue that exists within us. The end result of the consistent
use of positive affirmations is the transformation of an inner
negative language pattern into one that is positive in nature
The most effective way to use positive affirmations is with the
individual's own voice. While a person can have a beneficial
result from listening to a commercially developed product that
employs positive affirmations recorded by another, the
transformative power of this technology is enhanced or
strengthened by the positive messages being delivered in the
person's own voice. By using a person's own voice to transform
the inner dialogue, there is less resistance to the
transformational process due to the fact that the voice itself
is the same or identical. It is as though the negative voice or
language pattern that one hears repeatedly in life is altered or
transformed by the consistent exposure and listening to that
same voice but with the structure of positive enhancing
affirmations. Eventually the structure will transform from one
that is negative to one that is positive in nature.
The process of using ones own voice in doing work with positive
affirmations can be strengthened with the use of therapeutic
relaxation music. While the use of ones own voice is very
powerful for creating change in a person's life, the use of
specially designed therapeutic relaxation music assists in
creating the audio space for this process to be very powerful.
We tend to be more open or suggestible to positive affirmations
or language when we are in a state of relaxation. When combined
with binaural audio tones the relaxing affect of the therapeutic
relaxation music is greatly enhanced. When used with the
combined effect of the therapeutic relaxation music and binaural
audio tones and consistently, the positive enhancing
affirmations that are delivered will have such a profound affect
upon improving and transforming a person's internal, self-talk
and eventually his self-esteem.
The technology of utilizing positive affirmations that are
recorded in a person's own voice and therapeutic relaxation
music is currently being employed in the treatment of those
suffering from substance dependency problems. At the Holistic
Addiction Treatment Program in North Miami Beach, Florida,
clients are given access to this powerful technology. Clients
have the ability to create personal affirmations that empower
them and support their recovery and also are able to record
these affirmations. The recorded positive affirmations are then
mixed with specially designed therapeutic relaxation music to
create a powerful audio product to assist the individual in his
recovery. Once created the client is trained in the most
effective manner in which to utilize their personal CD as part
of their overall recovery plan. Those clients who utilize this
powerful technology tend to improve their self- esteem, stay in
recovery and improve the quality of their life in general. When
a person feels and thinks more positively about himself he tends
to be more positive towards everything that he is taking on in
his life, including and most importantly his recovery.
Harry Henshaw, Ed.D., LMHC http://www.enhancedhealing.com
About the author:
Dr Harry Henshaw is in private practice in North Miami Beach,
Florida. http://www.enhancedhealing.com
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