21 Empowering Mantras for Anxiety

Explore 21 empowering mantras for anxiety that can help you find calm, inner strength, and a positive mindset. Incorporate these mantras into your daily routine to reduce anxiety and improve overall well-being.

What are Empowering Mantras, and why should I care?

An empowering mantra is a positive and affirming statement or phrase that you repeat to yourself to gain confidence and change your mindset. Mantras are often used in meditation, mindfulness practices, etc.

21 Empowering Mantras for Anxiety

1. Anxiety does not define me; I am defined by my strength
2. My anxiety does not define my worth
3. I trust in my ability to navigate through anxious moments
4. I am stronger than my fears
5. I am surrounded by love and support
6. My thoughts are not facts
7. I acknowledge my thoughts, but I don’t have to believe them
8. I am not defined by the stories my mind creates
9. I am not obligated to believe every thought that crosses my mind
10. I release the need for perfection and embrace progress
11. I am not defined by my past
12. I surrender what I cannot control and focus on what I can
13. I am resilient, and I will bounce back from this difficulty
14. I release the need for approval and accept myself unconditionally
15. Even though I have this problem, I deeply and completely accept myself (see also Tapping Technique for Anxiety)
16. I am not alone in my struggles, others understand and support me
17. I am a work in progress
18. I trust in my ability to overcome challenges
19. In this moment I am safe
20. With each breath, I am grounding myself in here and now
21. I am stronger than my anxious thoughts
22. I am not defined by the opinions of others, I define my own worth

Extra Tips for Mantras & Further Resources

• Change and customize the mantras however you want
• Write down the mantras that you find particularly useful, so you don’t forget them
• You can also write down useful mantras in note cards that you can bring with you. You can even take your notecards with you in your Anxiety Travel Kit.
• If you are feeling very anxious, also try to focus on your breathing while you say your mantras. You can also try Noting Meditation for Intrusive Thoughts.