A tweet caught my eye this morning. After last night’s awful setback depression-wise I was once again doom-scrolling in the hopes of finding some sort of inspiration for today’s write. Well, Twitter delivered.
In the pack they suggest writing out particular statements as a self-compassion writing meditation exercise, which is supposed to:
“help you develop compassion for yourself for greater health and longevity.
It does this by reprogramming your subconscious mind so you begin living a healthier lifestyle without any conscious effort.
It will give you the inner strength to make healthier choices in different areas of your life.”
So, I ask:
I write a lot about my struggle with depression, anxiety, chronic pain and (as yet undiagnosed) ADHD. Are my writes actually helping me if I’m writing negatively to begin with? Or does the positive I tend to weave throughout actually help me better my mindset subconsciously?
Am I doing more damage than good in writing the way that I do if it’s not specific, as outlined in their pack?
It’s an intriguing idea, that writing certain phrases can reprogram your subconscious mind, isn’t? What are your thoughts on this?
Do you think writing specific statements really can do what it says above?
Do you think your own writing, in your own words, but with the same sentiment can have the same effect so long as it’s positive and reinforcing the right thought processes?
I’d love to know. Let me know in the comments below 😊
Link to the tweet:
https://twitter.com/TrainingMindful/status/1644275575698210816
Link to the pack:
https://www.mindfulnessmeditationinstitute.org/download.php?file=Self-Compassion%20Writing%20Meditation.pdf
Until next time,
KD x
There's a lot of research that supports the wellbeing benefits of journaling and affirmations, so it stands to reason that writing certainly phrases should also be beneficial if saying them as an affirmation would do. We also use language different depending on our state of mind, so adjusting our writing to reflect a preferred one would make sense and I don't see why it wouldn't work, again, because affirmations do, and they follow the principle of fake it until you make it