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When the thought of yourself nags you: How failure to attain cultural standards brings suicide on the fringe of consciousness

... a burden, and our strongest motivation is to avoid self-awareness . One radical solution, that liberates us from our aversive ... of suicide as resulting from a motivation to escape self-awareness . Obviously, there are less radical ways of avoiding ... / more

The Ghost in the System: Where Free Will Lurks in Human Minds

... to not engage in alternative actions. In acting with self-awareness , personal choice, consciousness, and a sense of purpose, the ... / more

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty

... include average-sized models might experience greater self-awareness of their own bodies due to the explicit focus on “real” ... the thin ideal. This subsequently activates a higher self-awareness and fear of fatness, resulting in an increase in body-focused ... / more

Living in a safer world: Offering help when surrounded by others for the sake of reputation

... lives is that their presence can heighten our public self-awareness . Psychologist are now showing that the heightened self-awareness these cameras are causing may affect our helping behavior (Van ... / more

Mind: A Journey to The Heart of Being Human

... consciousness synonymous with each other?   Is self-awareness an illness that leads to despair, or is physicality a curse that ... / more

Buried Secrets: Rememberance of Things Past, a Review by Christopher Perez

... or personal misunderstandings we may unveil, helps increase self-awareness for those seeking the help, while granting unique, undying ... / more

When I Get That Boring Feeling: Sex as Escape from Boredom

... life, such as boredom, experience a heightened sense of self-awareness . Typically, people try to reduce such self-awareness by engaging in pleasure-seeking behaviours that demand little ... / more