🧡 The Power of Telling Yourself: “I Am Safe.”

Some of us never heard those words growing up.
Not when we were afraid.
Not when we were hurting.
Not even when we were in real danger.

So we learned to live in survival mode—always alert, always bracing.

But here’s something powerful:

You can tell yourself now what no one told you then.
And it counts.
It heals.
It rewrites the code in your body and your brain.

🌿 Say It With Me: “I Am Safe.”

Even if your voice trembles.
Even if your hands shake.
Even if you don’t believe it yet.

Say it anyway.
Say it again.
Say it until your nervous system starts to soften around the sound.

💫 Why It Works

🧠 When you say “I am safe,” you’re activating your parasympathetic nervous system—the part of your brain that knows how to rest, digest, and recover.

💓 These words signal to your heart: You don’t have to race anymore.

🫁 They remind your lungs: You can breathe more deeply now.

🧘🏾‍♀️ They whisper to your body: It’s okay to soften. It’s okay to come home.

✨ For the Survivor in You…

You don’t owe anyone proof of your trauma to deserve peace.
You don’t have to explain your fear to be worthy of safety.
You don’t have to wait for perfect conditions to begin regulating your spirit.

Your safety does not depend on their behavior anymore.
It begins with how you speak to yourself.

🔁 Try This Practice

1. Place a hand on your chest, your belly, or both

2. Close your eyes or soften your gaze

3. Say slowly:
   “I am safe.”
   “I am safe in this moment.”
   “I am safe with myself.”

4. Repeat as needed. Whisper it. Sing it. Write it. Breathe it.

🧡 Survivor Affirmation:

“Safety lives in me now.
My body is learning it.
My voice is claiming it.
And I am safe to believe in peace.”

You are not silly for needing this.
You are not dramatic for saying it.
You are reclaiming what should have always been yours.

Safety.
Sanctuary.
Self-trust.

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Gentle words for fierce healing.