Although the following affirmations are for co-dependents, I have found them helpful for depression, too.            

                  POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS

               CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS 1988

Just for today, I will respect my own and others™ boundaries.

Just for today, I will be vulnerable with someone I trust.

Just for today, I will take one compliment and hold it in my heart for more than just a fleeting moment. I will let it nurture me.

Just for today, I will act in a way that I would admire in someone else.

I am a child of God.

I am a precious person.

I am a worthwhile person.

I am beautiful inside and outside.

I love myself unconditionally.

I can allow myself ample leisure time without feeling guilty.

I deserve to be loved by myself and others.

I am loved because I deserve love.

I am a child of God and I deserve love, peace, prosperity and serenity.

I forgive myself for hurting myself and others.

I forgive myself for letting others hurt me.

I forgive myself for accepting sex when I wanted love.

I am willing to accept love.

I am not alone. I am one with God and the universe.

I am whole and good.

I am capable of changing.

The pain that I might feel by remembering can™t be any worse than the pain I feel by knowing and not remembering.

I am enough.

Great thread, Sheepwoman. Thanks!

I'd just add for possible ''users'': first four affirmations would be stronger if ''will do/ be'' is turned into ''I do/ am'' (I will respect= I respect). Affirmations should indicate our desired state as such, not only intention. Just a thought though.

Leo,
I appreciate your input about the statements above. You are right about changing the words and agree with you. However, I could not change anything in the affirmations due to the authors.
Sheepwoman

:hearts:morning sheepwoman, i'm going to try my best to apply those to me. i really like the one, about i will take one compliment and hold it in my heart for more than just a fleeting moment. i've always had a hard time accepting them. thank you. elaine

Thank you tinybit. I hope these help you. There are a great many threads in this forum that are helpful. Good that you stopped by.
Sheepwoman

Thanks for those, been beating myself up lately (in the emotional sense), "I love myself unconditionally" was the one that hit home for me, it's already relieved a little burden, thankyou :)

to DF, Obsessedmuch,
Glad to hear that these affirmations have helped you. Learning to love yourself unconditionally is difficult to do when you've been beating yourself up. Tell yourself that you are a good and worthy person, too.
Sheepwoman

Dear Sheepie

I deserve to be loved by myself and others.

I am loved because I deserve love.

I am a child of God and I deserve love, peace, prosperity and serenity.

I forgive myself for hurting myself and others.

I forgive myself for letting others hurt me.


As I read these, I shed many tears as I've been so cranky and tired in the past few weeks with people at work.  I will keep repeating them so that I can sleep and be strong enough to face a new day.  :1cat:  

I am sooo glad I found this thread!

Reading those really encouraged me, especially this one "I deserve to be loved by myself and others."

I need to focus on how i do deserve love, I dont deserve to be belittled, and emotionally abused, etc

"I am enough"

Even though its from an old SNL bit, this is true:

"I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggonit, people like me."

Sheepwoman, found this thread I have to thank you for it helped sort me out! Why do we find it so difficult to like or even love ourselves.

Sheepwoman...

I just printed this and plan to read this every day. I want to convince myself that all this is true and so many of these hit too close for me. Thanx much for sharing.

LCL

I am committed to living my life with passion

I'm using my unique gifts to enrich myself and others

I greet this day with love in my heart

I look for things to like in others and I find them

Love is growing and expanding in my life

I am worthy of love and praise

@ Mike Brescia

i have a huge mirror in my bathroom and i am going to write these on the mirror with one of thos window markers and everydy wheni go in there i will see them and read them and take the time to let them sink in. Thanks so much for these.

These are awesome!