Affirmations for postpartum depression (29+)
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OptimistMinds
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09/01/2022 |
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Affirmations for postpartum depression
- Don’t dwell, just do.
- Don’t run, don’t fight. Go towards Anxiety, sit with it, then watch it go.
- Even though I feel so bad, just getting through the day is proof of my strength. I can be proud of how much I have accomplished when I get through the day feeling this bad.
- Find joy in the journey, not the destination.
- Get comfortable being uncomfortable.
- GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK
- I accept and love me just as I am.
- I am a strong and powerful spiritual being.
- I am doing an amazing job
- I am doing my best. I am good enough and I am worthy.
- I am so thankful for my body – it made a miracle
- I am strong
- I am surrounded by love and so is my baby
- I am the best Mum for my baby
- I am the most important person in my baby’s world. How I feel matters and I choose to feel safe.
- I am the vessel that was chosen to create a miracle by bringing a new life into this world. I am grateful that God loves me and chose me to experience this.
- I can change. Change is good.
- I can do this
- I cannot expect too much from myself right now.
- I care about my family
- I do not have to lose my identity because I’m a mother. I’m allowed to reinvent myself as many times as I need to.
- I fill my cup up first so that I may have more love to give.
- I give thanks for this moment now. I gave birth. I am proud of this accomplishment.
- I know that some of the pain I am feeling right now is part of the recovery process.
- I love my baby
- I love my body for all that it is and for all it has created
- I may not understand all of the changes that are occurring right now but I will trust that everything is working out for my highest and best good.
- I will feel like myself again.
- I’m doing the best I can.
- It is okay for me to have negative feelings. If I fight having these feelings, it might take longer to feel better.
- It is okay to make mistakes.
- It’s okay that not everyone understands what I am going through. I still have a real illness that is treatable, even if other people don’t know anything about PPD.
- MUMMY, IT’S OK
- My body produces all the nourishment my baby needs
- My confidence as a mother grows stronger everyday
- My old life was great. I am thankful for those times that have passed. Now I have been gifted a new life and I am looking forward to experiencing more joy, more love, and more growth.
- Some of what I am feeling is just like what other mothers feel. Not all of my bad feelings are symptoms of PPD. All mothers of new babies feel tired, irritable, or stressed at times.
- STOP COMPARING YOUR BABY TO OTHERS
- STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO OTHER MUMS
- There is no need to fixate on the past or worry about the future. Nothing else exists except right now.
- There will be good days and bad days.
- This is going to take a long time, whether or not I try to speed it up. I must take one day at a time.
- Today, when I am feeling bad, I know that I will not feel bad all of the time. This is just a bad day. I will get through this day the best I can. I will try to rest. I will pamper myself a bit. I will treat myself well because I deserve it. And I will wait this out.
- YOU ARE A GOOD MUM
- YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE
- You are not a failure, you didn’t do anything wrong, you haven’t let anyone down.
- YOU ARE NOT ALONE
- You are not Anxiety. Anxiety does not define you. It is only extra adrenaline and you are managing it.
- You are still living, even with these fears and anxious thoughts. You are still able to enjoy things. You can live alongside this feeling for now.
- You control your thoughts, therefore you control how you feel. You have the power to heal yourself.
- YOU WILL GET BETTER
- You will recover and you will be stronger than ever when you do.
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