How Affirmations Can Actually Make You Feel Worse // TRAIN BRAIN

How Affirmations Can Actually Make You Feel Worse

Cognitive dissonance is the mechanism here. Your brain can't hold "I am worthy" and "I don't believe that" at the same time without resolving the conflict somehow, and it usually resolves it in the wrong direction.
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Mark Manson

3x #1 NY Times Bestselling Author. World Champion Non-Fuck-Giver. ...

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