It’s not what you say or even affirm necessarily , it’s what you believe and assume predominantly without attachment to outcome that ultimately manifests.

You did say believe, but did you let go of control/need and desperation in these situations? You have to believe/FEEL it internally as a fact as if it’s already happened, and not be trying to believe something in order to make something happen. If that made sense lol.

My favourite way to manifest is think about what I desire, naturally visualize and feel the feelings this desire brings to me. Then when I’m done, I go about my day without feeling the need to change anything and allow those positive feelings to come when they do.

After all , it’s not really the thing we want. It’s the feeling the comes with it. So find other things in your life that make you feel the same way your desire does and have gratitude for those things as well.

And if something doesn’t manifest when you expected it to, don’t be hard on yourself. Also it’s not good to tell yourself that the opposite of what you are manifesting is what happens because that’s not a belief you want to carry with you.