I first learned about the term excessive self-consciousness when I read “No Longer Human” by Osamu Dazai in high school.
・I worry about people's eyes
・Match your opponent
・Try to be a good person
“Oh, this is about me! (Burning),” I thought.
After that, I was walking down the hallway with a piece of paper with “overly self-conscious” written on it, and as a result, I was popular with girls.
From a certain point on, the meaning of the term excessive self-consciousness changed for me.
・Thoughts actively happen
・There is a lot of unnecessary teasing
・Demands for people and situations flourish
・Negative awareness and negative feelings flourish
In the Mita state that appears in the drama “Housekeeper no Mita,” which was popular about two years ago, her sense of self-defense works excessively due to bad experiences in the past, and she always has an inner perspective. As a result, my consciousness turns me in a negative direction, I blame myself, and I suffer because of my own thoughts.
However, as a result of this excessive self-consciousness, there is a way to make it work in a good direction.
A Use the power to care about this person's eyes,
B Let's know what we have our eyes on right now.
Using the power to try to know what person A thinks of him,
B Let's focus on what we think.
The most important thing here is to take a close look at “what you are doing right now” and “not be bound by your thoughts.”
This is the most important point of Buddhist practice.
Observe yourself and make sure that your mind doesn't work in the wrong direction.
More importantly, let them not become internet residents in the world of their thoughts.
That is “looking at yourself” and “living the facts” = Buddhism.
・What am I thinking right now?
・Don't, don't you think badly again, stop, stop.
・Once again, I'm worried about the public eye, let's stop it.
... and it can be transformed into the ability to control oneself and look at oneself objectively.
◎ If excessive self-consciousness turns into the ability to observe oneself calmly, it becomes the power to control anger, sadness, and emotional feelings, so there is no need to be pessimistic about being overly self-conscious.
It's a power that works to protect you, so try growing it gradually.
The more painful and disgusting experiences you have, the more explosive your growth can be.
There is no fast, slow, or retirement age on the path to human improvement. (^-^)