The good news is that there are effective strategies for learning to avoid excessive self-focus and overthinking. With regular practice of mindfulness techniques like meditation, yoga, and cognitive restructuring, you can break free of the trap of being too self-aware.

Practicing personal awareness is key to overcoming self-consciousness. Take time to reflect on your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, observing them without judgment or criticism. Pay attention to triggers that make you feel self-conscious and explore underlying beliefs or fears that may be contributing to these feelings.

First, realize you have a choice on where you put your attention. Then, deliberately shift your attention outward. If you are in a state of external self-consciousness, shift your attention off yourself onto others. For instance, if you are giving a presentation, focus your attention on your audience and building a rapport with them.

How can you better manage states of uncomfortable self-consciousness? First, realize you have a choice on where you put your attention. Then, deliberately shift your attention outward. If you are in a state of external self-consciousness, shift your attention off yourself onto others.