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 Originally Posted by wufwugy
What do you think of things along this line: you're are not a confident person. You think you are not attractive, are not smart, and are weak. And you want to change that. So, one of the things you do is positive affirmation. You tell yourself that you are a confident person. That you are handsome and smart and strong. In doing so, you begin to becoming more of the person you tell yourself you are, even if you are not or do not believe it (yet).
I think we're getting a bit off topic, but the quick answer is that I think this is distinct from lying in some meaningful ways. Positive affirmation is mainly concerned with the subjective and/or future states of being. Because it functions as a feedback loop, once you enter it, you aren't really lying. I know this feels like a loophole, but I think the phenomenon, while similar to dishonestly is, as I said, meaningfully distinct.
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