There’s a deeply situated, innate sense of inner safety we are born with when we receive love and care as infants under the right conditions. But as we grow older and experience events and situations that threaten this core sense of safety, our inner compass finds it difficult to calibrate itself back to the harmony or balance we once experienced.
Multiple such experiences can keep us stuck in survival mode unless we consciously decide to recalibrate and restore the sense of safety we need to live well. The affirmations here today are here to help you do just that. If you take a few minutes out for yourself every day, sit in silence, and gently say these out loud to yourself while taking a few deep breaths if needed, you may find that connecting within gets easier and you may feel safer.
Inner safety comes in multiple forms that overlap and form protective layers for us. These may include our core beliefs, emotional safety, mental safety, bodily safety, relational safety, and permission and trust.
Here are soothing affirmations for all these layers of inner safety:
Affirmations for Core Beliefs
- I am worthy of love.
- I am good enough.
- I am enough as I am.
- I am worthy of good things.
- I deserve happiness.
- I deserve peace.
- I deserve genuine connection.
- I am allowed to exist as I am.
- I do not need to earn my worth.
- I belong here.
- I am safe.
Affirmations for Emotional Safety
- I allow all emotions.
- I let my emotions come and pass.
- I accept all my emotions.
- I give myself permission to feel deeply.
- I am gentle with my feelings.
- My emotions make sense.
- I allow myself to feel even when I’m afraid to.
- I don’t need to suppress what I feel.
- I can hold space for my emotions.
- I thank my emotions for protecting me.
- My feelings are valid.
Affirmations for Mental Safety
- I observe my thoughts without judgment.
- I recognise unhelpful thoughts and let them pass.
- My thoughts do not define me.
- I do not have to believe every thought I have.
- I allow my mind to rest.
- My thoughts are not facts.
- I don’t need to overthink to be safe.
- I can pause before reacting.
- I can let go of control and still be safe.
- I am grateful that I can choose kinder thoughts.
- I am not my thoughts.
- I speak to myself with understanding.
Affirmations for Body-Based Safety
- I listen to my body’s signals.
- I respond to my body with care.
- I am allowed to rest.
- I move at a pace that feels safe.
- I trust my body’s wisdom.
- My body deserves gentleness.
- I nourish my body with love and without guilt.
- I respect my body’s limits.
- I allow my body to take up space.
- I am grateful for everything that my body does for me.
- My body is safe with me.
- I allow myself to just be.
Affirmations for Relational Safety
- I am allowed to have boundaries.
- I can say no without guilt.
- I choose relationships that feel safe.
- I am allowed to take up space in relationships.
- It is safe to ask for what I need.
- I am not responsible for others’ emotions.
- I deserve respect and care.
- It is safe for me to be honest and vulnerable.
- I can protect my peace.
- I can learn to trust others at my own pace.
- I am thankful for nurturing relationships.
Affirmations for Trust & Permission
- I trust myself to take care of me.
- I am allowed to go slowly.
- I trust the journey of my healing and growth.
- I can take things one step at a time.
- Change is safe and I can trust it.
- I trust my timing.
- I am allowed to change my mind.
- I give myself permission to rest.
- I can choose what feels right for me.
- I am learning to trust myself more each day.
- I am allowed to let go of what no longer helps me.
- I trust myself.
- I am allowed to fully be myself.
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