If You’re “Too Self-Aware,” Listen to This

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever felt like you knew yourself a little too well? While self-awareness is usually helpful, it can sometimes lead to overwhelm, anxiety, confusion, and self-consciousness. In this episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest explore what we can do if we feel like we’re “too self-aware.” They begin by identifying some of the issues that can arise with self-awareness, differentiating it from self-consciousness, and highlighting how conflict between different parts can stop us from becoming who we want to be. They then discuss how developing ego strength can help us become more authentic and free in our behavior. Rick then guides Forrest through a role-play exercise aimed at reducing self-consciousness and social anxiety, and addressing parts of ourselves we may not like. You can watch this episode on YouTube. Key Topics: 0:00: Introduction 1:40: Can we be "too self-aware?" 3:55: Three ways self-awareness can cause problems, and four stages of growth 8:25: Outside-in vs. inside-out change, and self-consciousness 14:20: Authenticity, feeling stuck, and internalizing judgment 18:45: Ego strength, and what helps people navigate overwhelm 29:10: What not to do, and a roleplay example with Forrest 35:00: Showing interest in others, and rumination 40:15: More roleplay with Forrest, anxiety, overanalysis, and shame 53:25: Qualities we like and can embrace about an exiled part 1:01:30: Recap I am now writing on Substack, check out my work there. Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. Sponsors Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/beingwell. Trust your gut with Seed’s DS-01 Daily Synbiotic. Go to Seed.com/BEINGWELL and use code 25BEINGWELL to get 25% off your first month. OneSkin focuses on delivering more than superficial results for your skin. Get started today with 15% off using code BEINGWELL at oneskin.co. Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Connect with the show: Subscribe on iTunes Follow Forrest on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Follow Forrest on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Visit Forrest's website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to being well, I'm Forrest Tanssen. If you're new today, thanks for listening before, welcome back.
0:13.7	If we're interested in being a little happier, a little healthier, and getting more out of life,
0:18.8	there are few qualities that are more useful to us than self-awareness.
0:22.3	Self-awareness helps us identify our strengths and
0:24.8	vulnerabilities and understand our emotions. And because of this, in many ways, it's the key to self-improvement.
0:31.5	But self-awareness can come with challenges as well, and it's not
0:34.7	uncommon for people to feel like their self-awareness is actually getting in the way of
0:39.5	their ability to grow and change in the ways they want to. Being aware of what's going on inside of us is great,
0:45.0	but when it's not regulated,
0:46.4	that awareness can turn into overwhelm, anxiety, confusion,
0:50.8	and overall self-consciousness. Today we're going to be talking about what we can do if we feel like we're too self-aware and particularly if we feel like that's getting in the way of our ability to grow.
1:02.0	To help us do that, I'm joined as usual by clinical
1:05.0	psychologist Dr. Rick Hansen. So Dad, how are you doing today?
1:08.0	I'm good. I have a mild colds. My voice is a little strange, and I'm aware of that, and I'm aware of my efforts to manage it,
1:19.6	and that helps me be aware of your kindness for me, because our awareness of ourselves can help increase our awareness of other people.
1:29.0	And all of that said, I think this is a really brilliant topic.
1:33.3	And in the whole self-improvement space in which I've been for 50 years,
1:37.8	I've never heard anyone explore this.
1:40.1	So I'm thoroughly psyched.
1:42.4	Did you have a lot of experience inside of your practice,
1:45.0	or maybe just like talking to people
1:47.0	who have said something along the lines of,
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