Encouragement
We all need encouragement to keep motivation levels high and to maintain focus on our chosen goals. This doesn’t mean that you need to have a cheering squad at your side, pushing you along. You can give powerful and motivating encouragement to yourself in this very moment. In order for encouragement to be effective, it must be genuine. It is quite likely that you will know when you are feeding yourself false affirmations and hope. Be honest with yourself and give yourself realistic, yet hopeful, encouragement in the present moment. For example, if you are experiencing persistent sadness or intrusive anxiety, give yourself authentic encouragement by reminding yourself that these emotions are temporary, that you have gotten through times like this in the past, and that this too will pass. Keep your focus on the positive consequences that lie ahead when you direct your thoughts and actions in healthy productive directions.
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(self-)Encouragement and Rethinking the Situation: improve the moment by telling yourself a positive affirmation or encouraging statement. This can even turn into a mantra of sorts that can help you get through tough times by making you feel better or by using that phrase as a positive trigger to cue a positive psychological response that will put your in a better state of mind (like indicating to yourself to go to your safe mental space that you may have constructed when using Imagery).
Examples of using self-Encouragement and Rethinking the Situation include:
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