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Be as specific as possible

Use the present tense

Describe how you feel right now, rather than what you are hoping to achieve

For instance:

‘I feel angry.’

This statement would be a good place to start but it can still be improved. Take a few minutes to think about why you are angry. The most beneficial outcomes are achieved by creating a precise statement that would be more like:

‘I feel angry that Bob wouldn’t listen to me.’

‘I feel angry that Bob let me down.’

Equally, if you are feeling hurt from a past action, form a sentence that best describes how you feel now:

‘I feel hurt that I wasn’t included.’

‘I am hurt that I was left out.’

Physical problems also need formulating into a sentence. It is very important that you describe the feeling of pain or discomfort you are experiencing, rather than the name of your disorder. Use the language that you actually use when complaining of your condition:

‘A stabbing pain behind the eyes’ ‘This tight band around my head’ ‘I have a sick feeling in my stomach’ ‘Stiffness in my neck’

Now place the words ‘Even though I …’ in front of your chosen statement, followed by ‘… I deeply and completely accept myself.’ For instance:

‘Even though I feel angry that Bob wouldn’t listen to me I deeply and completely accept myself.’

‘Even though I fear failure I deeply and completely accept myself.’

‘Even though I have this anxious feeling I deeply and completely accept myself.’

‘Even though I am frightened of flying I deeply and completely accept myself.’

‘Even though I am afraid to speak out and say how I feel I deeply and completely accept myself.’

‘Even though I have this deep sadness I deeply and completely accept myself.’

‘Even though I am nervous about this interview I deeply and completely accept myself.’

‘Even though I am terrified that I will make a fool of myself I deeply and completely accept myself.’

‘Even though I have this hot stabbing pain in my back I deeply and completely accept myself.’

‘Even though I have a knot in my stomach I deeply and completely accept myself.’

‘Even though I feel totally confused I deeply and completely accept myself.’

‘Even though I feel depressed I deeply and completely accept myself.’

‘Even though I feel lonely I deeply and completely accept myself.’

There are a number of reasons why this form of affirmation is used. Firstly, it promotes acceptance of the problem and of yourself. Secondly, it overrides any part of you that does not want to change or that has a hidden agenda to keep you as you are. This is known as ‘Psychological Reversal’ and we will look at this in more depth later in Chapter 7.

At first you may find it difficult or uncomfortable to say ‘I deeply and completely accept myself’, but it is not necessary to believe the affirmation. Its function is to neutralize any reversal of energy flow throughout the meridians. All you need to do is to say it with conviction to achieve the desired result.

The statement is best said aloud if possible, the more emphatically the better, but in social gatherings you can say it silently to yourself.