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is self consciousness partly anxiety?

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#1 eon

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Posted 26 October 2014 - 10:50 AM


Ever walk the streets in the city and your body language is different than walking when no one is around (as in a rural place). of course city living you'd have to be self aware or you'll get robbed, etc. How do you turn this "switch" off? It seems as if it's always on, I am self conscious. It works great in the city, but how does one turn it off when the time is right?
 
There is a saying "dance like no one is watching" (thus you aren't self conscious therefore you can perform better?). I ask this because when I did some background acting work, the directors would advice the background actors to act as if no one is watching. The scene was a battle scene. The directors mentioned to us that when you see kids play "cops and robbers" their "play" appears to be great acting because kids aren't as self conscious as when they become teens and onto adulthood. When they play, their facial expression and body language is really into the whole play of "cops and robbers". I supposed with actors and acting, it is the same, act as if no one is watching. But what if somehow one became self conscious, is anxiety to blame?


#2 GoingPrimal

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Posted 27 October 2014 - 03:34 AM

Anxiety is not to blame, per se. Being self-aware is separate from being anxious, but often times the two can coincide. 

 

I've found meditation helpful in this regard. Being able to be selectively aware is a great advantage - instead of becoming aware of your "self", become aware of the surroundings, your sensory perceptions. Immerse yourself in these sensory inputs, and starve off the "self-conscious' input.

 

Another thing I've found immensely helpful is immersion in social settings. If you're an actor you must be familiar with the feeling of being nervous (self-conscious) the first few times you act. As time goes by this feeling fades by the wayside and you become more comfortable and "loose" while all eyes are on you. Put yourself in these situations again and again until it just doesn't phase you. 



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#3 GoingPrimal

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Posted 27 October 2014 - 03:37 AM

Also, having a "playful" mentality is of most help, just like the kids you mention. When you play you're not concerned of others' opinion of you - you're in the zone, you're immersed in play. Approach everything with a playful mentality, anxiety will fall by the wayside. Takes practice no doubt but make a playful attitude a familiar one.

 







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