Science behind affirmations and visualizing?

[benny]

I've been looking for literature that suggests affirming and visualizing can alter the self-image and, by extension, change our behavior. I haven't come across anything though. Most of the research I've found has to do with buffering one's negative reactions to threat.

 

Any leads are appreciated.

[How to be wise]

@benny ‘Psycho-cybernetics’ by Maxwell Maltz. Exactly what you’re looking for!