i care about the way i look when i am in public.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Self-consciousness is a heightened sense of self-awareness. It is a preoccupation with oneself, as opposed to the philosophical state of self-awareness, which is the awareness that one exists as an individual being, though the two terms are commonly used interchangeably or synonymously. An unpleasant feeling of self-consciousness may occur when one realizes that one is being watched or observed, the feeling that \"everyone is looking\" at oneself. Some people are habitually more self-conscious than others. Unpleasant feelings of self-consciousness are sometimes associated with shyness or paranoia. When feeling self-conscious, one becomes aware of even the smallest of one's own actions. Such awareness can impair one's ability to perform complex actions. Adolescence is believed to be a time of heightened self-consciousness. A person with a chronic tendency toward self-consciousness may be shy or introverted. Unlike self-awareness, which in a philosophical context is being conscious of oneself as an individual, self-consciousness, being excessively conscious of one's appearance or manner, can be a problem at times. Self-consciousness is often associated with shyness and embarrassment, in which case a lack of pride and low self-esteem can result.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I am very self conscious about myself and how I look when I go out in public"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's good! Having heightened sense of self-awereness if very important"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I fear that it makes me less able to enjoy things because I worry about it too much. Where do you think that comes from?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well, sometimes unpleasant feelings of self consciousness are associated with shyness and paranoia"}, {"role": "user", "content": "It might be more shyness is where my self consciousness comes from. I'm not very outgoing"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I think it's normal to be shy in new situations or with unfamiliar people"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I wonder how the term self consciousness came about anyway."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm not even sure"}]