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No, actually, affirmation alone does not work.
Recently, I have been repeating the affirmation “I am a master shifter” for about 3 weeks. I also assumed that I was a master shifter. For the first few days, nothing happened or changed, it was just boring. But after about 5 days, I started to hear vibrations and buzzing around my body. I continued to affirm and assume throughout the day. And the vibrations became more intense, and I could feel them even when I was doing other things I normally do. And I started to feel a pressure. It was like energy was pressing down on me. And I started to experience anxiety and panic. Even if I ignored this anxiety, it continued. It was like a thick fog. No matter what I did, this anxiety continued in the background. And as I continued to repeat the affirmation, it got worse. At some point, I tried to find the cause of this anxiety by paying attention to it, and after about 2 hours of concentration, at some point, this anxiety suddenly disappeared. And at the same time, I experienced this intense vibration that was so strong that I could barely feel this physical reality. And then I returned to normal. The anxiety disappeared, but I experienced some kind of panic and stress symptoms in my body.
I experienced extreme mental confusion and fatigue, and I thought that if I continued any longer, something big would happen, so I stopped here.
In fact, I expected success. Because everyone claimed that if I just recite the affirmation, I would succeed. They often asked me if I really continued the affirmation consistently, and said, "You only seem to have failed because you didn't try, and you just have to keep doing it until you succeed." I thought, "Everyone just did it for fun and didn't succeed. If you keep doing it consistently, you will definitely succeed." Well... And the experience was really painful. It wasn't what I expected, it wasn't fun, and most of all, reality shifting didn't happen.
Affirmations are really powerful tools. If you repeat them enough and keep doing them, you will soon experience the powerful effects of affirmations. I have heard similar cases in other spiritual traditions. However, what I have experienced in practice is that when affirmations work, they can have quite a destructive effect. If you are not in a state where you can receive the power of affirmations, you can end up in a painful experience like I experienced. And affirmations do not really solve everything. Well, if the effects of affirmations really were limitless, consider that Christianity and other religions have been using affirmation-like tools consistently. Did they really show an effect that defied the limitations of this physical reality? Of course, I have heard of rare cases where people who have practiced for decades or more have gained such power. However, it did not seem to be achieved by affirmations alone.
I also tried tools like subliminals and self-hypnosis. I actually bought a professional expensive EEG device and measured my EEG. For example, theta waves are dominant in hypnosis or deep trance states, right? I actually succeeded in inducing and measuring these EEG waves with a tool called the mind machine. However, that was it. Nothing happened. I didn't feel more comfortable or relaxed, just theta waves became the dominant EEG waves on the EEG measuring device.
Oh... I actually tried many methods. I heard that astral projection and lucid dreaming were so effective, so I thought I could do it too. However, astral projection was easily achieved through <<The Illusion of the Method>>, but it was just like a black and white dream. Except for being fully awake, nothing else special happened. I saw some interesting scenes that I had never imagined, but that was it. And most importantly, there was never a reality shift.
Many people claim... the void state was also successful after several weeks of effort. However, I experienced the disappearance of space itself and it was interesting. And that was it.
Many of the things I experienced were actually within the realm of things that could happen in reality. Although rare, they were not completely unheard of... and these astral projections, void states, theta states, etc. may be difficult at first, but if you keep repeating them, you can succeed in a few weeks. However, there was no phenomenon that went beyond this realistic limit.
Well... I have seen many cases of Neville Goddard's students and others who succeeded in reality shifting. I think these successes are actually true. However, why do only a very small number of people succeed when they try the same method, and most others fail or nothing happens? I have always wondered about this. Please do not say that self-change is the answer... Because I have already tried to change my self-concept to the limit, and as a result, I have reached a state where I can naturally try shifting in my daily life.
If you have the willpower and determination to keep going no matter what happens, I recommend this: keep repeating the affirmations and assumptions over and over again. In my experience, if you continue this for at least a week, you will see noticeable effects in your daily life, and if you continue it for more than two weeks, you will see emotional and physical effects that are difficult to endure. I have tried various methods such as assumptions and affirmations, subliminal messages, meditation, astral projecting, and lucid dreaming for a long time, but it did not work well.
All the practices had some effect. The only problem was that the most important shifting did not occur. I eventually thought that if I kept practicing, I would see good results. However, I was concerned about how much time it would take. Many professional meditators intentionally avoid asking the question of how long it takes for believers to practice. I recently got the answer to that question from a meditator. He said that it takes at least 10 years of practice to get really noticeable and specific results. So yes, that is true. All methods, including meditation, are effective. However, it can take an unimaginably long time to achieve satisfactory results.
I had to find the fastest, most powerful, and most effective method. Then I remembered a practice that I had stopped a long time ago. It was really intense and powerful. For more information, please refer to the following link.
I think that if you have the determination and resolve and really focus most of the time during the day, you will experience dramatic and intense results in a short period of time. I couldn't stand it and eventually had to stop and find another, safer way. However, safe means proven and proven by existing practitioners. We already know that many traditional practitioners have already done almost the same or similar practices and they work, but the problem is that you have to invest almost your entire life to get really amazing results.
It's all up to you. Good luck…