Eagle, Thank you for such an insightful answer. I believe the self-talk that you used to defeat the lies of the depression are also a part of the mind body connection.

For example the endorphins that make you feel good come from a smile, but they also lead to a smile. If you smile even when you don't feel like it, those same endorphins will fill you and you will begin to feel like smiling. I personally think you have to smile AT someone even if it's yourself, but I've not read that anywhere. I just made it up. Hey it works for me.

I believe the same may be true for self affirmations. If you say affirming things to yourself even when you don't feel them they may lead you to feel them. ??

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