10 Affirmations To Help Your Recovery

In the beginning of your recovery journey, your reality feels fresh and new. You’re extremely proud of yourself for making better choices and you feel a sense of empowerment that you’ve never felt before. Then, something happens around month 3 or 4. That fresh-ness wears off and you begin to feel the emotions that sent you into addiction.

These triggers are capable of sending you straight into relapse, if you allow them.

This is why it’s so important to join an addiction recovery center from the moment you make the decision to stop using. Sure, you could do it by yourself but when you have the resources to help lessen the struggle, why would you want to do it by yourself? Lotus has professionals who have been exactly where you are so please reach out here.

Affirmations can be a powerful tool to use in addiction recovery because they help you shift the way you think. When repeated with confidence, they have the ability to change your life.

You may not realize this but you’ve been using affirmations for most of your life. The problem is that those affirmations have been more negative than positive. I’m sure many of us can remember being told as a child by a teacher, parent, or coach that we didn't have the ability to do something (we were fat, clumsy, etc.). These unwholesome statements can stay with us in the conscious or unconscious mind, which we then reinforce throughout our lives.

Another example is when someone is abandoned as a child, physically or emotionally, they may have an intense fear of failure because they’ve repeatedly told themselves, either out loud or in their mind, that they aren’t worthy of success.

What are affirmations?

Affirmations are positive statements that, when repeated with confidence, can shift the way you think. They can also help you manifest what you want into reality. When you say an affirmation, you’re sending an intention out to the Universe that you want this thing, whether it be helpful or harmful.

For instance, when you got high for the first time, You were sending the intention that whatever the substance was, it made you feel good therefore you wanted more of it. Your mind doesn’t know what’s real and what’s not so it goes off of what you tell it.

An example of this is when you watch a sad movie, you get teary eyed because your mind is emphasizing with the characters even though you know it’s not real, your mind doesn’t so it thinks the thoughts that lead to those emotions.

Here are 10 positive affirmations to help you with your addiction recovery. Repeat them on a daily basis, 3 times in the morning, at noon, and before you go to bed.

1. I am worthy of great things.

2. I forgive myself for things I did while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

3. My strength is stronger than when I used drugs and alcohol.

4. I am in control.

5. I am making progress everyday.

6. I can do this and I will do this.

7. The past doesn’t control me now.

8. I am strong.

9. I am becoming the person I want to be.

10. I control the narrative of my life.

And there you have it!

10 affirmations to get you started on rewiring your mind to help you push forward on your road to recovery,

Remember, you’re capable of more than what you give yourself credit for.

As human beings who have chosen to enjoy drugs a little too much, we tend to be the hardest on ourselves. We create unrealistic expectations that not even the biggest overachiever could meet. So, please lay off of yourself a bit. Give yourself some grace and be proud of where you are.

By repeating these affirmations on a daily basis, you’ll be one step closer to living a happy, sober life!

Are you looking for a recovery center with professionals that have real life experience with addiction and truly understand what you’re going through? Lotus Treatment Center, located in Columbus, IN, is ready when you are. Call us at 812-390-4580 or email us here.

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