10 Affirmations that Help With My PTSD & Anxiety.
For years now, I have used positive affirmations…notes, reminders in my phone, post-its…to help me love myself and manage my PTSD symptoms.
At first, it was difficult. It was hard even to tell myself that I loved myself. Those words felt like a lie. It was painful.
But, over time, it becomes easier. Here are 10 affirmations that I use regularly right now to help manage my anxiety, flashbacks, and even the seductive feelings of power that come with PTSD.
I’m not a doctor…I’m just a person trying to figure myself out. Here are some methods that help me.
Here we go.
I can practice long-term planning, just like I practiced survival.
I was once on the beach with a man who had PTSD. He had been in the military. I met him on the night he crashed a vehicle. He seemed unbothered by the accident, and we began talking about some of our symptoms.
Most of the time, when I tell people I have PTSD, they don’t seem to believe me. But this soldier knew I was not lying. We were able to talk about our symptoms openly, without having to explain ourselves. I didn’t feel like I was “less than” just because my PTSD didn’t come from combat. He never made me feel that way, even though so…
