Self Affirmations Can Help You Overcome Stress

Scientists at the university of aston sussex and king's college london examined the effect of self affirmations on healthy behavior. They enlisted 80 volunteers, half of whom were randomized to work on self affirmations while the other half were in a control group. The volunteers wrote self affirmations based on their most important personal values. And those brain changes were found to account for a subsequent change in the volunteers behaviour. When followed up just one week later, the volunteers who did the self affirmations were undertaking significantly more physical activity,. had more positive attitudes towards exercise and had higher intentions to exercise.