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Esther Alo Freelancer @ Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko • Lagos • 4 days, 6 hours ago
<p>This i won't call Self awareness,</p><p>I think paranoia is better suitable word for it</p><p>Self awareness makes you aware of yourself enough to know what should be and not, what your strengths and weaknesses are and so on.</p><p>But paranoia is something that I believe emanates from people constantly pointing out your insecurities that you become so aware of it and very defensive and paranoid about it.</p><p>That's exactly what was explained here....</p><p>But then we shouldn't be self conscious in the wrong way....</p>
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Nnvmdii I capture moments @ I work at a studio • Lagos, Nigeria • 4 days, 4 hours ago

I think you’re right. Paranoia fits better than self-awareness. Everyone made self-awareness sound like simply understanding yourself, your strengths, flaws, and how to navigate life. I didn’t realize that becoming more aware of that awareness could flip everything inside out. When people constantly point out your insecurities, awareness can become hypervigilance, defensiveness, and eventually becomes being paranoia.

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