When we grew up our moral and ethical compass is almost entirely forged by our environment, so our actions often results of the validation we get from society

But when we are self aware, we can alter misplaced emotions because we control the thoughts that cause them

This a neurochemical consequence of memories retrieved and how they are restored through protein synthesis

Self observing profoundly change the way our brain works, it activates the self regulating neurocritical region which gives us an incredible amount of control over our feelings

every time we do this, our rationality and emotional resilience are strengthened

When we are not being self aware, most of our thoughts and actions are impulsive and the idea that we randomly reacting and not making conscious choices is instinctively frustrating. The brain resolves this by creating explanations for our behavior and physically rewriting it to speak to our memories through memory reconsolidation, making us believe we we control of our actions.

making us believe we were in control of our actions

When we are self aware we can alter misplaced emotions because we control the thoughts that cause them