Lucky Girl Syndrome
A four leaf clover amongst several other three leaf clovers.
May 31, 2023
What is the secret to life? This is the one question that no one seems to know the answer to – that is until a couple of girls on TikTok seemed to crack the code. The answer: “lucky girl syndrome.”
Lucky girl syndrome is essentially the idea of having positive thoughts and turning them into a reality. Though this is not a brand new viewpoint, two creators on TikTok went viral for their idea. A girl by the username @skzzolno tells viewers that she and her friend started an experiment in college based off of another TikTok she saw. The girls experimented by telling themselves and others that “everything works out for them” and that they “are so lucky.” Within days of stating these affirmations, the girls reportedly became very lucky. They state that their lives simply started working out for them, with incoming career opportunities, plans working in their favor, and luck in their life in general.
So, what’s the science behind this fortune? The law of attraction became a popular theory a few years back but originated in 1855. Theorists state that everything has vibration and an energetic field, meaning that like attracts like; therefore, positive thoughts attract positive moments, and negative thoughts attract negative moments.
Allegedly, simply believing that everything will be okay, or whatever you are trying to manifest will come true because of the positive energy that is being put out into the universe. The scientific law states that you must fully believe and trust in the universe that good things will come, and you will become lucky.
” It seems as though as long as you stay positive and have trust, everything will work out. So try it out, practice saying phrases that invite luck and good fortune, and you may just be the next “lucky girl.”
In my opinion, the whole idea of lucky girl syndrome is simply seeing the world through a “glass half full” perspective. When you are constantly thinking of amazing things, you will notice when amazing things happen to you. Similarly, when you are only thinking about how horrible your life is, the most negative parts will prevail to prove your point. That being said, I do agree that like attracts like, and if you wholeheartedly believe something, it will come true. Students at YLHS have been using this method as well; Isabella Colin (11) mentions, “I have been using the lucky girl syndrome theory for about a month now, and it is completely working – so many things have been working in my favor.”
