Affirmations for trauma survivers

Oct 20

Soft self love talk for trauma survivers:

• What happened does not define me.

• What happened was not my fault.

• I deserve to take up space.

• It's ok to be the way I am right now.

• It is understandable that I felt the way I felt.

• It is understandable that I did the things I did to cope.

• It is understandable that I didn't know how to do better.

• My unhealthy habits are just survival mechanisms that I hold onto to protect myself.

• My brain is just telling me that danger is imminent so I prepare accordingly.

• I am slowly building new, healthy habits because I am not in danger anymore.

• I don’t need permission to exist.

• My dysfunctions are not a measurement of my true ability.

• I have the right to acknowledge my feelings without having to justify them.

• I am not a mistake; I am not fundamentally flawed.

• I am allowed to celebrate the fact that I survived.

• Change is the only constant.

• Feeling bad doesn't make me a bad person. All my emotions are valid.

• I am allowed to be afraid and avoid what frightens me.

• I am allowed to do things that make me feel better. I am allowed to heal.

• I am not afraid to be myself. It is safe to be me.

• I am worth taking care of.

• I am a survivor. My body is a survivor.

• I am not afraid to fail. Failure isn't permanent.

• My story matters.

• I don't need permission for how I live my life.

• I am not a quitter or an embarrassment.

• I don't have to be perfect/perform at the same level every time.

• I have nothing to feel guilty or ashamed about. None of what happened to me was ever my fault. I did not deserve to be treated badly.

• I deserve to heal and feel better.

• I am a good person.

• I am courageous, I am whole, I stand in my power.

• I have a right to be heard and taken seriously.

• There is no growth without change, no change without fear or loss, and no loss without pain.

• I own my story.

trauma informed care in spiritual healing