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"Positive affirmations are phrases or words that people say to themselves to replace negative thoughts with positive ones. They can help people feel more [[Motivation|motivated]], [[confidence|confident]], and encourage positive changes in their lives."<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=what+are+positive+affirmations&oq=what+are+positive+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDQgAEAAYkQIYgAQYigUyDQgAEAAYkQIYgAQYigUyBggBEEUYOTIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDINCAQQABiRAhiABBiKBTIMCAUQABgUGIcCGIAEMgYIBhBFGDwyBggHEC4YQNIBCDM3MTBqMGoxqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 What are positive affirmations?]</ref>
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'''Articles on positive affirmations:'''
*[https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/do-affirmations-work#:~:text=Practice%20affirming%20yourself%20every%20day,so%20stick%20with%20your%20practice! Positive Affirmations: Too Good to Be True?], Healthline.com
*[https://www.mindtools.com/air49f4/using-affirmations Using Affirmations], Mindtools.com.
'''Science and positive affirmations:'''
*[https://health.clevelandclinic.org/do-positive-affirmations-work/ Do Positive Affirmations Work? What Experts Say], Cleveland Clinic.
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/05/02/do-self-affirmations-work/ How to make self-affirmation work, based on science], Washington Post, 2022.
*[https://steverosephd.com/do-positive-affirmations-work/ Do Positive Affirmations Work? A Look at the Science] by Steve Rose, PhD.
*[https://malpaper.com/blogs/news/is-there-science-behind-positive-daily-affirmations Is There Science Behind Positive Daily Affirmations?].
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-wise-open-mind/201108/5-steps-make-affirmations-work-you 5 Steps to Make Affirmations Work for You] by Ronald Alexander Ph.D.
*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24405362/ The psychology of change: self-affirmation and social psychological intervention], PubMed.
*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31185806/ Reinstating the Resourceful Self: When and How Self-Affirmations Improve Executive Performance of the Powerless], PubMed.
*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26541373/ Self-affirmation activates brain systems associated with self-related processing and reward and is reinforced by future orientation], PubMed.
*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33641204/ Understanding self-affirmation effects: The moderating role of self-esteem], PubMed.
'''Videos:'''
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWo-PXvaXLAAiXtqYO7ig3TZcS66ukjJQ Science/application of self-affirmations - playlist].