Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 4 Issue - 4, 1 October 2019 | Page 22

These people also lack self-awareness.
What about those who live most of their lives in boring, stagnant, and
meaningless routines?
These people lack self-awareness.
Do you get the drift?
Give me any human problem and I will be able to trace it back to a lack of
self-awareness.
It’s pretty tragic.
BUT, there is hope – and that is to make becoming self-aware a personal
mission. When you become a model of self-awareness, others around you
will also be positively influenced. Be the change you wish to see in the world
(I know it’s cliche, but it’s very true guidance). Becoming self-aware is the
number one thing you can do to make big shifts in your life. We’ll explore how
to do that soon.
Why is it So Damn Hard to Be Self-Aware?
psycho!?!” your partner screams. “I’M NOT THE PSYCHO YOU PSYCHO! I
INTENDED TO SMASH MY FIST THROUGH THAT WALL! I’M
COMPLETELY FINE! WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE A PSYCHO!?!” After
your partner ends the relationship, you suddenly realise that you had been
projecting your issues onto them all along. You discover how much of an
angry asshole you are and realise you’re to blame for the relationship
breakdown.
Ouch. That sting of self-awareness hurts like hell.
Example 2 – After scrolling through your social media stream you start to feel
depressed and inadequate. Everyone else seems to have a better and more
exciting life than you. You feel like a complete loser for the entire day.
Suddenly, you have a lightbulb moment: you feel so horrible because you
have low self-esteem. Immediately the thought of having low self - worth
makes you feel like even more of a loser, so you suppress and ignore the
insight.
I could probably write a few more pages of examples, but do you see what I
mean? Self-awareness can often be too much for the ego to handle. (This is
why it’s so important to practice self-awareness along with self - care and
(self - Love.)