With me, repeating affirmations is like water dripping on a rock long enough to actually make an indentation, in time they make a difference. And the more persistent I am, the better they work.

The affirmations, when said repeatedly, convince the subconscious mind, which is the part that needs convincing. When we decide to make a change our conscious mind is already on board but often our subconscious is holding on to old limited beliefs so we have to convince it to let go of these old beliefs and affirmations are one way of helping with this. Your affirmations are great Jaianniah but maybe just change the few that you wrote in the future tense,affirmations are much more powerful when said in the present tense -'my diabetes is disappearing' 'I think positvely about myself' etc. I guess this is because we are stating a truth that is already within.

before I answer this I need point out a few things to change in your affirmations that are undefined.

I will, when?

I can, that is a statement of possibility without the need for effort, Example: "I can climb a mountain", does that mean I am going to or am now? "I will" is better but still not definite, kind of like a husband said, "I will fix that", then the wife asks, "when", the husband answers, "I don't know, when I get the time I guess." Then she asks, "what about now, you aren't doing anything now?" to which he replies, "alright, alright, I'll get my tools!"

The universe does not ask questions it just patiently waits for I can or I will to turn into okay I am ready to start now.

The Sedona Method works like this. Can I release this (yes/no), Will I release this (yes/no), When will I release this?, If not now when?

It puts the mind into a must do state of mind instead of dreamy possibilities of maybe someday that take no effort state of mind.

Have you ever noticed how what you own you want to keep? This is mine, that is mine, my house, my car, my computer, my disease, my pain, my depression, my problem etc...?

Don't own what you want to get rid of, you can not even get rid of what you own until you give it up, meaning you no longer own it! Try having a yard sale and selling things you call mine, you can't do it! But when you say to someone, "here is a nice lamp it works great I used to use this all the time." That doesn't seem as hard as, "here is MY lamp I used to use this all the time as a matter of fact I changed my mind I am not selling it!" There is a work around as in saying "My Old" kind of like saying I am ready to release this, but better to release entirely and say this instead of my.

So for example I will release my cancer turns into I release cancer now, or I am releasing cancer now.

Look at the difference in POWER at those two statements.

Imagine you are a general in the army and troupes are attacking and you say "We Will Charge Them!!!"

What did that achieve?

Now imagine the same scenario, troupes are attacking and you shout, "Charge Them!!!!!!"

What did that achieve?

One is passive and sounds great and important without actually having to do or make any real decisions. The other takes action, command, and makes decisions without timidity boldly saying here is what we do!

So we must think do we want action now? Do we want our affirmations to work for us now, or maybe some time later when they get around to it?

Now for the answer of how they work

There are paths in our brains for every thought, and when we introduce new ways of thought our brains start rewiring finding new neuro paths in the brain to accommodate the New Thought. When this is repeated enough the old pathways die off and disintegrate, like making a new brain, kind of like a brain transplant at a cellular level. Imagine replacing our thought pathways for wealth with lets say "Rockefeller" what the results would bring!