I am very conscious that many selves have shared being self conscious this week, in individual and group therapy.
Yourself, are you conscious of the meaning of “self conscious?”
self-con·scious
adjective
feeling undue awareness of oneself, one’s appearance, or one’s actions.
“I feel a bit self-conscious parking my scruffy old car”
synonyms: embarrassed, uncomfortable, uneasy, nervous
Why do so many selves feel embarrassed, uncomfortable, uneasy, and nervous about awareness of oneself? This week, self conscious people described pain, mind reading, personalization, paranoia, projection, isolation, and a drastic restriction of activities. This self is conscious of a wish that consciousness of self could lead to self-confidence and self-worth, not self-judgment.
Should I feel self conscious about today’s photos?
I don’t think cats are particularly self-conscious.
Here’s Ellen being self conscious:
I am conscious that I, myself, love comments from my readers.
Conscious gratitude to all who helped me create this self-conscious post and to you — of course! — for being yourself, here and now.
Minutes after I published this post, I became conscious of today’s New York Times piece on being self conscious.