Affirmations

Positive statements or suggestions delivered during hypnosis or in waking-state ideomotor exercises to reprogram a person's life script and reinforce desired beliefs, behaviors, and self-perceptions. In hypnotherapy, affirmations are most effective when delivered during a state of trance, as the reduced critical faculty allows them to be accepted more readily by the unconscious mind. Effective affirmations are stated in the present tense, are positive, and are emotionally resonant.