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Umm.. mind if I get real for a moment? First of all, what an affrimation?
You guys don't have children, do you? Were you two ever children yourselves?
Have you never seen kids do what they don't know their not supposed to be able to do?
They don't say to themselves; “I think I can, I think I can,” they just do it.
I don't subscribe to the “I think I can” way of doing things either. If I can't do a thing its because I haven't learned to do it yet. Or just don't want to say… learn to knit.
Positive affirmations may work in an illusionary “fake it till you make it” way for awhile, but if you don't actually go do the thing while your chanting this stuff at yourself, you won't get it.
Other than that, corporations are using positive affirmations taught to managers for use on employees to yield more productivity and positive outlook from those employees. It's main function is to incite a positive emotional response in the employee. In a perfect world.
My children are more active, and alert because of it, so am I, and so are you. Our parents, at least the ones who didn't Dr Spock, used positive affirmations on us every day in healthy ways. (or not) And what results do you see in your lives from external affirmation? Well you don't appear to be insane, at least not by the words you've written.
I have a second degree blackbelt in Ken Do. When I am at my best during practice or matchups, language based thought is not even present, and thinking I can is not an option.
I can't speak to the mental health angle so I won't, but ask yourself this: If someone you know is down, or a little crazy, do you empathize and use realistic affirmations to assure them naturally? Or because a book said to do so?
Patrick.
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