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Positive affirmations are not just throw-away statements.
They are powerful tools that can help us overcome negative bias, tap into the power of positivity, and cultivate an optimistic outlook on life.
This supports our mental health by teaching us to be grateful for our blessings, increasing our confidence, improving our self-image and relationships with others, and retraining our brains to see the world in a positive light.
Are you keen to learn more about using positive affirmations to support your mental health?
Stay with us as we take you through it.
Overcoming Our Negative Bias Through Positive Self-Talk
Humans are innately negative.
Our brains are programmed to see the world through our negativity bias.
This dates back to the Stone Age when our cavemen ancestors’ negativity bias kept them safe from harm by helping them recall and store memories of traumatic past events.
But the truth?
Even though our brains are still hard-wired to be negative, today, we don’t actually need these primal thought patterns to keep us out of danger anymore.
So how do we retrain our brains, and rewire them to see the world more positively?
The answer is positive affirmations.
Drawing on affirmations and positive self-talk can help improve our outlook, and also, realign our…
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