Increasing self awareness can be challenging because of the discomfort we may experience as a result. We have a natural tendency to avoid discomfort. Many people think feeling a range of emotions is the same as self-awareness. However, to accurately recognize an emotion, we also have to pay attention to our thoughts and physical signs that accompany a feeling. High self-awareness is recognizing the sensations that you feel and being able to name which emotion is happening. Use anger as an example. What might be some sensations we feel when we are angry?