Do affirmations really work?

i was raised in a way that means i now can’t accept many compliments from myself and instead have to search for them elsewhere. self-affirmations don’t help me but i’ve heard the help some people so it’s worth trying if you’re thinking about it

Personally no, my mind is extremely pessimistic. I've tried really hard with affirmations but they arent effective for me, i doubt myself too much to be optimistic with myself and life around me but i still try and work on that still just not with affirmations

I’m trying them… but forget to use them. I search trauma or ptsd ones on Insight Timer