Why Isn’t Self-Awareness Enough to Change Behaviour?
You may understand exactly why you withdraw when a relationship becomes difficult. Perhaps you recognise the moment you begin delaying something important, or you can trace your fear of being seen back to an earlier experience. You may even catch the response while it’s happening and still find yourself following the same familiar course. Self-awareness helps you see what you’re doing and understand why you’re doing it. Behaviour begins to change when you can recognise the response early, understand what it’s trying to achieve and practise a different response in real situations. That process also involves the emotions, physical reactions and sense of identity that support the behaviour.
