Boosting Emotional Well-being, Reducing Stress, and Enhancing Self-Esteem with Positive Affirmations for ADHD

Many ADDitude readers utilize positive affirmations to combat negative thoughts and manage intense emotions. These affirmations serve as a tool for minimizing anxiety, self-doubt, and guilt, and promote self-acceptance.

The following are some of the self-inspirations, mantras, axioms, and preferred motivating quotes shared by our readers:

“I am a good individual. I am worthy of love. I am tranquil. I am serene.”

“My feelings are real, and I have the right to experience them.”

“This is a passing phase. It won't feel like this forever, even if it feels like it at the moment. Breathe and move forward.”

“Emotions do not equate to reality.”

“I have the freedom to select the colors of my emotional horizon.”

“Will this matter to me a year from now?”

“What advice would I get from my future 80-year-old self regarding this?”

“It's time for some chocolate.”

“That was definitely an ADHD moment!”

“I possess sufficient. I do adequate. I am enough.”

“When I feel as though I have failed before the start, I tell myself, ‘One percent is still better than zero percent.'”

“My diagnosis does not define me. I am made of strength and love, and my mind is healthy.”

“Is this situation endangering my life? Am I alright? What would I counsel a friend going through this?”

“Refrain from letting doubts occupy your thoughts. You can handle this.”

“I cherish myself.”

“I am a satisfactory parent; no child necessitates a faultless parent.”

“I will arrive when I reach my destination (considering I am always late).”

“My value isn't tied to my achievements. I have a mission: to embrace challenges God presents and give it my all. And that's my game plan.”

“Realities are invariably grimmer in mind. This too shall pass.”

“Accomplishing something is better than aiming for perfection.”

“You are performing exemplary. I am immensely proud of you.”

“We might not always be the best, but we always possess the opportunity to give our best.”

“I am self-assured. I am compassionate. I do not concern myself with others' opinions. I regulate my feelings and emotions. I will perform this kind act today: [fill in the blank]. And I am thankful for: [fill in the blank].”

“You are under stress presently, but you are known to transform difficult situations into victories.”

“Life is either an adventure or it is nothing. And adventures have a way of making you late for meals.”

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