You might have your own collection of mistaken beliefs as a result of what you learned from your parents, teachers, and peers during childhood and adolescence.
The unfortunate thing is that you may live out these mistaken attitudes to the point where you act in ways—and get others to treat you in ways—that confirm them.
Just recognising your own particular mistaken beliefs is the first and most important step toward letting go of them. The second step is to develop affirmations to counter each mistaken belief and continue to impress it on your mind until you are impacting you less.
Mistaken Belief: I am unimportant. My feelings and needs are unimportant.
Replace with: I deserve to have my feelings and needs taken care of as much as anyone else.
Mistaken Belief: I can’t cope with difficult or scary situations.
Replace with: I can learn to handle any scary situation if I approach it slowly, in small enough steps.
Mistaken Belief: I always should look good and act nice, no matter how I feel.
Replace with: It’s okay simply to be myself.
Mistaken Belief: If I worry enough, this problem will get better or go away.
Replace with: Worrying has no effect on solving problems; taking action does.
Source: The anxiety & Phobia Workbook-Edmund J. Bourne.
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