If you've ever felt down and wanted to build yourself up, or you're generally in the self- or personal-development space, then you've probably heard about "affirmations" or "self-affirmations."

And they have either been life-changing for you 🤩 or super annoying 🙄.

My own opinion about this straddles and alternates between the two. But, not one to just rest my thoughts on "opinions," I sought out to see what the science says about this.

So do self-affirmations work in helping you feel better and lift your self-esteem?

The answer is YES and NO, because it depends on what is meant by "self-affirmations," what kind of affirmations are being done, and the type of person doing the affirmation.

This post will get to the bottom of this to let you know what type of self-affirmations DO work, and when to stay away from them.