I also used to get affirmations confused with the Law of Attraction. I thought because I affirmed, for example, "everything I touch is a success," that I would be successful, not realizing that after I was done with my affirmations, I was worrying about succeeding. I ended up receiving "more to worry about" instead of success LOL.
We ARE transmitters - attracting back to us something that will help us feel like we already feel.