20 Self Love Affirmations To Turn A Bad Day Around

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Last Updated on April 29, 2024 by Isabelle Dias

Can we all agree that bad days suck? Sometimes you don’t know where it started and just woke up feeling off. Or you even started the morning feeling ok. Still, then something happened, and now your good vibes just melted into a pile of overwhelming sadness, anger, and confusion. 

I get you. And let me tell you that one of the best ways to turn bad days around is through the use of self-love affirmations. That’s why I crafted especially for this article twenty self-love affirmations to turn bad days around. Plus, in the end, I will share with you my best foolproof practices to transform bad days into breakthroughs. 

Those affirmations can hit deep, so I advise you to grab a cup of tea and get comfy before we start! If you need to save this little guide for later, I recommend doing that now!

Affirmations for bad days

#1 It’s just a bad day, not a bad life

#2 I choose to have grace with myself

#3 All feelings are meant to be felt

#4 There is nothing wrong with big feelings

#5 I am worthy of rest and self-compassion

#6 Uncomfortable feelings are just messengers helping me to learn something new about myself 

#7 I allow my uncomfortable feelings to teach me what I need to know for this moment

#8 I choose to love myself, even on the hard days

#9 Resilience is being built inside of me right now

#10 My mistakes are just opportunities for growth

#11 I am not what happened to me

#12 I will honor my body and its needs today (and always)

#13 I still am on the path towards making my dreams happen

#14 Nothing last forever, not even today 

#15 Bad feelings are not permanent, and it’s ok to feel them 

#16 I chose to be kind to myself

#17 I give myself permission to move on

#18 I embrace all the lessons this day is teaching me

#19 I trust my journey

#20 I give myself the space I need to heal and recharge

My Foolproof Practices To Create Breakthrough

#1 Give yourself space to rest

Don’t use work or busyness to run away from what it’s happening. I get it that maybe you need to go to work while having a bad day, and that’s ok!

But make sure to use the moments after work for yourself in any way that will be recharging. Maybe it’s going home, ordering take-out, and changing to your favorite PJs, or booking a massage that will allow you to rest. 

Only you know what you need to feel rested and with enough space to think and process your feelings. 

#2 Honor your needs 

Maybe you feel like eating your favorite ice cream while watching a feel-good movie. Perhaps you feel like going out for a run with your favorite song blasting out your headphones. Either way, just do it. 

There is no right or wrong on what we need to push through a bad day. You are the biggest specialist in yourself. So make sure to check-in and hear what you really need to manage this day. 

Please don’t judge, have grace with yourself and do the damn thing. 

#3 Let your feelings talk to you 

I am a firm believer that all feelings are messengers. Yes, even the “bad” ones. 

In the same way, you will check-in with yourself to understand your needs, pay attention to what you are feeling and give names to it. Anger, disappointment, sadness, overwhelm? 

Try to understand where they started and what they are trying to tell you. 

Sadness toward a friend that did not keep up a promise might show you how relationships and honesty are essential to you. Anger toward a co-worker that made a comment that made you uncomfortable might indicate that you need to work on your boundaries. Overwhelm toward a project you are currently working on might show that you need to slow down. 

You get the point. 

Although you probably will have some kind of numb copying mechanism (where my chocolate lovers at?), don’t let this take over all of your days.

One way to transition to the “ feeling all the feelings part” is saying those affirmations out loud or writing the ones that speak to you the most in your journal. 

Please, know that a bad day is not a bad life. Have grace and kindness with yourself, and know that those moments usually are the ones that create the most incredible breakthroughs in life. This, too, shall pass. 

Now, I want to hear from you! What did you think of those self-love affirmations for bad days?

Leave a comment below and tell me about it.

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