I'd be worried about the inner mind's ability to properly parse the affirmations. What would happen if the inner mind confused the affirmations "I exercise my eyes. I care for my eyes. I rest my eyes." with "I eat properly." Would one eat his eyes?
OK, enough sillyness.
The "rules" for affirmations you mention bring me pause. I can understand certain reasonings, but it reminds me of why I am given pause by Chaos Magic, which says for one's spell to work, one must forget the object of one's spell. Thus, one only remembers one has cast the spell after it has occured. If one remembers casting the spell before its outcome, then that alone is enough to negate its effectiveness. I would distrust anyone who told me that the reason my affirmations were not successful was because I was looking for success. I may as well say that any who disagree with me are a priori imbeciles and any who attack my positions prove themselves such simply by stating things contrary to what I say.
I would recommend you find and procure books on Quantum Psychology. My intuition is that you want promises and gaurentees. The book "The Tree of Lies" by Christopher Hyatt, PhD, deals with all manner of psychological problems by going to the root of them - the human need for guarentees and promises. The book works its magic (figuratively speaking of course) by applying the Western methods of modern psychology to the Eastern principles that ego and identity are illusions, and that happiness lies in casting off these illusions. As such, the catch-phrase of this book is "Become Who You Are, There Are No Gaurentees."
