If you are feeling hopeless, lost, or having thoughts of suicide, please call 988 or text HELLO to 741741.
New to Affirmations?
Check out the post Affirmations for Beginners to learn more about how, when, and where you can utilize affirmations to change your life. If you don’t need a refresher, keep scrolling to see 39 affirmations for when you feel sad or hopeless.
You can read, write, or recite affirmations. With a little dedication and practice, these affirmations will help you believe in your personal growth and change.
39 Affirmations for When you Feel Hopeless or Sad
1. The world is better because I am in it.
2. I do not need to figure everything out today.
3. I am deserving of love, life, and happiness.
4. My people love me for exactly who I am.
5. I always find a way to make the best of difficult situations.
6. I am resilient.
7. I am worthy.
8. I bring positive energy into the world every day I am in it.
9. I will stop saying I wish, and start saying I will.
10. It is okay to rest when I feel tired.
11. I am worthy of self care.
12. I am not broken.
13. I am beautiful.
14. I am not a trash person. I am a treasure.
15. I am special and unique.
16. The emotions I am feeling now will not last forever.
17. I am allowed to feel sad when hard things are happening.
18. I am safe.
19. I am powerful and capable of change.
20. I can and will succeed.
21. I am proud of myself for the challenges I have overcome.
22. I accept my differences and honor my strengths.
23. People will not stop loving me if I am not productive every hour of every day.
24. Nothing is permanent.
25. This feeling will not last forever.
26. I work hard to be in a better headspace.
27. I am strong.
28. I can handle difficult things.
29. I can let go of things I can’t control.
30. I focus on the ways I can try to make things better.
31. I do not have to be perfect.
32. I am allowed to make mistakes.
33. I am allowed to fail.
34. My hardships give me perspective and strength.
35. If today life sucks, I will keep the mindset that tomorrow might suck a little less.
36. I inspire people with my resilience.
37. I matter to my people and the world.
38. These negative feelings do not define me.
39. I have the power to shift my mind toward positivity.
If you are feeling hopeless, lost, or having thoughts of suicide, please call 988 or text HELLO to 741741.