BEYOND SHYNESS by Jonathan Berent

Author:Jonathan Berent
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Touchstone
Published: 1993-12-16T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Techniques for Self-Awareness

Chapter 6 introduced you to several strategies for managing stress. Your imagination can also be useful in presenting learning opportunities that imitate interactive situations in a safe, controlled environment. Just as children learn to socialize through play, so can adults improve interaction through role play, imagery, and other imaginative practices. Considering hypothetical, or “just suppose,” situations will allow you to explore and experience new feelings, dimensions, and ideas—to enhance your self-awareness and better understand who you are, how you feel, and what you want in life. Feelings are important. The more you take responsibility for your feelings and emotions, the better off you are. As I said in Chapter 5: Beware the “I-Don’t-Know” disease! When someone asks you—or better yet, you ask yourself—how you feel, you should make every effort to answer honestly and completely. Looking at yourself from different angles increases self-awareness. Think of self-awareness techniques as a means of reinforcing the known as well as finding out about the unknown. The more awareness you have, the more you are able to take control. Like the exercises in the previous chapters, these exercises require your full, active participation. Don’t just skim through them. Really consider each one. Let your imagination work with you!

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