One of my mentors taught me how to do affirmations when I do not believe by tweaking it a little bit. Instead of saying, "I am healthy" when I feel unhealthy, I say, "I am getting healthier and healthier". It gives me hope that I could be getting better and there is less resistance here. Making it an ongoing present continuous instead of a definite avoids making your subconscious say, "Hey! You're lying!". Works for me. ☺

I tend to feel this intuitively when I do affirmations and have found just to hold that part that doesn’t feel or believe it and give it compassion and acceptance is way more helpful then forcing it. Love your work as usual Noah!

Your videos are always brilliant, so on point, so full of wisdom and compassion above all. I feel like you get me and you don't judge me. I explore my feelings at the same time you are talking in the video and I feel like it's ok to experience whatever I'm experiencing at that time, like you wouldn't judge me if you were right beside me with me through it. You always explain something I need to learn, and you do it always on time. I feel like when I'm ready to dig a little deeper, and heal a little more, you come through with a new video that hits the nail on the head. I feel like you light up a path of true healing. Thank you so so so much for your content, you are really generous sharing your "methods" and deep discoveries with us, and for free. Really, thank you.

Yes we need more of this. I just bought your course , i didnt even think twice. Am very excited to start❤

Thank you for this video. Here is my experience: I always hated affirmations because I also felt like lying to myself, since I did NOT believe them, which ultimately make them useless and cause more damage than good. Everybody was telling me to start feeling better NOW and I even felt worse because of all the conflicts that were going on in my head. Whenever I feel bad now, I allow my negative self perception and feelings which stem from negative beliefs and tell myself that I am okay exactly the way I am. I allow the negativity, I say "yes" to it instead of thinking there’s something wrong with me. The interesting part is, my negative feelings started to shift automatically once I acknowledged their existence rather than denying or getting around it by overcompensating through affirming positive things. I recognised that I never needed to affirm myself that I am worthy, wealthy, good enough, handsome or anything like that because it is already me. I do not need to look outside to get it because it is already ME. The problem is the conflict that I had with the stuff that contradicted it because I was never taught on how to deal with it. Instead of rejecting and judging them or thinking I am supposed to do something about the fact that I believe XYZ, I now own the fact that it exists so I am not attached to the problem getting solved to move on with my life which ultimately releases the conflict on its own and I naturally start to believe the positive things that I was trying so hard to believe in the first place. I hope I could properly express myself since English is not my native language :) Take care

Honest assessment of positive affirmations instead of "blowing smoke" and "faking it." This is a missing piece of the puzzle for me. I have always had this uneasiness and disbelief because nothing is perfect in my life and it probably never will be. I am in the early winter of my discontent, and I am trying to enjoy the time I have left instead of ruminating and am trying to learn how to appreciate the life that I can make and that fate serves.

Noah Elkrief: THANK YOU SO MUCH for this video! Honesty to yourself is VERY IMPORTANT EVERYTIME!

Very nice approach and a Rational way to deal with affirmations.

Oh gosh so excited for this video. Thank you for this perspective 🙏 💜

Thankyou....♥️

Very very cool! Honesty absolutely feels better for me. Thanx Noah ❤️

Thank you so much for this video. I absolutely hate affirmations! I've been practicing affirmations for almost 2 years and it leaves me more exhausted than empowered. Even after all this time I feel like I'm lying to myself and I feel like I'm betraying myself. And now I have a better understanding as to why! Thank you!

So it's a good practice you think to go through these affirmations and see how you feel. I like it.

Thank you for breaking it down like this❤

Glad youre back. I get a lot from your content. Thank you

Completely agree with you on this Noah! I love affirmations and they changed my life for the better. Sometimes I dont feel my positive affirmations and doubt some them. I’m aware where the resistance was coming from and I knew that was where I need to dive deep in and heal it. I introduced positive affirmations to a family member. They said, they hear but don’t feel good about and don’t believe that it’s true for them. I will continuously use positive affirmations and gratitude event if I don’t believe it completely sometimes. Someday I would believe it and make it all my truth. It is guide to heal and to affirm

Yes. Now I realise what I love about your thoughts. Honesty. Even in our most desperate moments😘

There will always be some small parts inside of you that will resist a statement. This is a normal process of exploration, built in to the self. It's not a big deal, just give that part love and relax into your true being as a complete whole.

Great video again. You helped me a lot man with your videos. I saw your social anxiety videos maybe 10 years ago, and helped a lot man! Thank you so much for these videos

Thank you Noah this video was really needed at the right time 💯

You're so so so so amazing.. you are a saviour of people with anxiety and depression ❤️

Love from India ❤❤

I really appreciate this. Every time I watch one of your videos, I wonder if you've ever read The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment.

Thank you for the video Noah, I honestly knew quite a bit of the stuff you said here already- but it was a great reminder! You also did an amazing job of putting it into words :)

Can find the right words, but lets say I appreciate the fact that you made this video. There is tinge of something really deep in this video.

Thank you.

Thank you 🙂

Hello 👋

Noah, you've lost so much weight throughout the years. Video has also changed. As always, thank you for all you do. Taking a moment to wish you the best.

Thank you for this. One of your comments about splitting up, reminds me of Teal Swans video on fragmentation.

Thanks Noah, this is very insightful! I've enjoyed your old videos, but these new videos are truly some unique and refreshing perspectives. Out of curiosity, do you practice yoga?

Hi Noah do u have any tips on overcoming betrayal trauma Your past videos helped a lot thank you for all your hard work ♥️

I have no control over my thoughts. I am Kris. Merely being Kris. Just as a fox, foxes.

Hey noah you should delete those ".fyi" links in the comments, they're left by a malicious script i think they steal and compromise user data when ppl click on them. Will check out the vid tmrw!

Are you looking at the camera or the video?

Can someone please help me with this question it might not even make any sense. These past couple of months I keep having a repetitive thought or image in my head about a feeling in my body but I don't know if I'm imaging the feeling or not. It's kind of like a black shape in my stomach. I don't know why but it comes into my mind all day every day and I know it sounds stupid but it's true. It's kind of like an image where I'm looking at my stomach and it is a black round shape of anxiety. It's making me feel dissociated from my body. It's making me want to escape in my mind. Can someone explain if this sounds like ocd or not? Has anyone had any similar experiences?

So since you believe investing in the stock market is immoral, do you have any investments at all? Gold or housing or anything? Or do you just keep your savings in cash? If your answer is cash, doesn't inflation creep in and your money loses its value sitting in the bank.? "Cash is trash" as Ray Dalio says. Do you invest in anything to counteract that?

I think I’m in love with you 😅

Apples do not have to affirm their appleness... :-)

Hey love, was just thinking about you yesterday, and when we hung out in Corfu 🌴🌴🌴 How are you and where in the world are you now? Hugs from Costa Rica 💗💗💗