7 Signs You’re Holding on to Limiting Beliefs — How to Let Them Go

🌱 7 Signs You’re Holding on to a Limiting Belief

1. Recurring Emotional Triggers

• If the same feelings of fear, unworthiness, resentment, or guilt keep surfacing in similar situations, chances are they’re tied to an old belief.
• Example: Feeling “not good enough” every time you’re asked to share your gifts.

2. Language and Self-Talk

• Notice the words you use with yourself: “I can’t…” “I always…” “I’ll never…” These absolutes reveal hidden beliefs.
• Pay special attention to “should” and “must” statements—they often point to inherited or outdated beliefs.

3. Resistance or Avoidance

• When you procrastinate or avoid something you say you want, a belief may be quietly blocking you.
• Example: You dream of speaking or writing, but keep finding reasons not to start. The belief might be “No one will care what I have to say.”

4. Feeling Stuck in Repeating Patterns

• If you find yourself reliving the same cycle—similar relationships, jobs, or conflicts—it often means a belief is holding the pattern in place.

5. Conflict Between Desire and Action

• When what you desire and what you do are out of alignment, look for the belief in between.
• Example: You want financial freedom, but keep undercharging or overspending. A hidden belief might be “I don’t deserve abundance.”

6. Tightness in the Body

• Limiting beliefs don’t just live in the mind—they lodge in the body.
• Pay attention to where you feel contracted: chest tightness when speaking up, stomach knots when asking for help. The body often reveals what the mind denies.

7. Dismissal of Possibilities

• If your automatic reaction to a new idea or opportunity is: “That’s not for me… People like me don’t do that…” you’re brushing against the edges of a limiting belief.

💗 Emotions as Compass

Emotions are your allies here:

• Constriction, fear, shame, guilt → point to beliefs that limit you.
• Relief, expansion, joy, curiosity → signal alignment with your higher truth.

✨ Simple Self-Inquiry Practice

The next time you feel blocked, ask:

1. What am I believing right now?
2. Is this belief absolutely true?
3. Does it reflect who I am becoming—or who I used to be?
4. How would I act if I didn’t hold this belief?

Interesting look at people holding onto beliefs that are untrue.

How to Let Go of Beliefs That Don’t Support Your Highest Good

1. Awareness First – Beliefs often operate silently in the background, shaping our choices without us noticing. Journaling, meditation, or simply asking “What am I believing right now that makes me feel limited?” can bring them into the light.
2. Question Them – Ask: Is this belief true? Where did it come from? Does it reflect who I am now—or an old version of me?
3. Replace with Truth – Rather than focusing only on release, invite in a higher truth. For example, instead of “I’m not capable,” affirm “I am guided and capable of learning what I need in each moment.”
4. Practice Surrender –Beliefs dissolve not by “pushing them away” but by loosening your grip and choosing to trust Spirit with what falls apart.
5. Stillness and Meditation – Assume the stillness and quiet of meditation and ask your higher self to assist you in letting go of any limiting beliefs that keep you from reaching your highest good. Remain in stillness for 20 minutes and allow your higher self to take the lead and bring your next steps to you.  Respond by saying ‘Yes’ to whatever is presented.

More help to let go of Liminting Beliefs 

🌟 Signs You’ve Let Go of a Limiting Belief

1. Emotional Neutrality

• You can think about an old trigger or situation and feel calm or neutral.
• The charge is gone—no spike of fear, anger, or shame.
• Instead of reactivity, you feel ease or even curiosity.

2. Expanded Possibility

• What once felt “impossible” now feels doable, even natural.
• You start considering choices you wouldn’t have entertained before.
• Example: You once thought “I could never speak in public,” and suddenly you’re open—or even excited—about sharing your voice.

3. Different Outer Results

• Your external reality begins to shift: new opportunities, different kinds of relationships, improved flow.
• Life mirrors your inner freedom back to you.

4. Inner Alignment & Flow

• You notice less inner conflict between what you want and what you do.
• Desire and action start lining up—without so much effort.
• There’s a natural sense of movement, like doors opening instead of walls appearing.

5. Body Feels Lighter

• Where there used to be tightness (chest, throat, stomach), there’s space and relaxation.
• You may literally breathe easier, or notice a sensation of expansion when you think about the area of life once restricted by that belief.

6. Self-Talk Shifts

• Old phrases like “I can’t” or “That’s not for me” dissolve.
• You hear yourself saying: “I can figure this out” or “Why not me?”
• Your inner dialogue becomes kinder, more empowering, and aligned with your highest good.

7. Joy, Relief, or Peace Arise Spontaneously

• Letting go often feels like a gentle exhale—like you’ve set down a weight you didn’t know you were carrying.
• You notice more joy, gratitude, or peace in your everyday life—even in simple moments.

✨ In essence: You know a limiting belief is gone when what used to feel like a closed door now feels like open sky.