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I have a friend that just told me the other day that his father used to tell his OVERLY excited brother 'You look tired' when he wanted him to calm down. He said it worked - but he thought it was wrong.

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I don't think it's necessarily the words that have such an effect, but rather the concepts that come with it. For example, you can write "I love myself" and it will still have the same effect, or think 'I love myself'. Or did you know, for example, that many of the deaths caused by gun shots could have been prevented if the injured only thought 'I would live', instead of 'I will die'?

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Smudge, I agree that the concepts behind the words are more important than the words themselves. Language is completely symbolic. However, I have found that certain ways of expressing those thoughts using words are more effective than others. If I only think a specific sentence, for example, "I will record an album by next October," there is no commitment or obligation. If I say the same phrase aloud to myself, it becomes an affirmation, but not a commitment. If I say it aloud to someone else, I suddenly feel more obligated to make it happen. If I write it down in a permanent place and speak about it frequently, I will almost always get it done.

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Yes, you're right that when you say something out loud it makes you recognize it more clearly, and face it, but saying or writing works that way also for another reason, in my opinion - you remember it better that way. If you just think of it for a while, and then go on with your life, only at certain moments will it pop up to your mind again, and maybe you'll forget it at others.
However, the more senses you express it through, it will be deposited in more places in your memory, therefore it will also have greater effects.

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Speaking the words outloud or writing the words on paper must enscribe them into the subconscious. Repetition would therefore create more of a lasting picture in your mind - having some effect. The main thing that we can learn, even if we have different opinions here, is that we have to be careful with criticism and give extra encouragement, for even if we are wrong - only good can be found.

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I quite agree with both the previous posts. One more thought on the subject:

Language is only an expression of thought. Mental (and often spiritual) exertion gives power to words well beyond their literal symbolism. Perhaps the power of repetition, whether in language or in other sensory stimuli, is that it directs the mind to think in a certain way. I know that I am not alone in believing that our thoughts, when focused and controlled righteously, can change situations beyond our physical capacity to influence. I also believe that focused thought is a significant factor in the power of faith. After all, God thinks something, and it is done - no questions asked. He has remarkable control over his mental energy. It thus behooves us to learn preliminary lessons in controlling our own desires, so that we may become more like him. This is why so much of religion involves repetition - not that we do not understand the concepts, but that we must internalize them repeatedly with increasing intent and desire.