Thread: My Journey with Self Awareness and My Twist to It

Hey everyone, today I'm here to discuss everything that I've been through with self awareness. I have been practicing self awareness for about a month now consistently and have learned alot along the way. Some of those things are:
-what works for me
-degrees of self awareness
-how it works

History
First I'd like to start off with the history behind Self Awareness, which from now on will be known as SA for short. It was brought into popularity by Paul Tholey, though he wasn't the only one to start using this method, or moreover- mindset. Tholey started using what he called the "Reflection Technique". With this method he developed a lucid mindset, where he frequently, if not constantly, became aware of his existence, environment, and what he was doing in general- wherever he was. For this he became a pioneer on the side of a "lucid mindset".
Tholey practiced using this "Reflection Technique" for over a month, and after that month he started seeing his consciousness pass over into his dreams, which in turn provided a consistent amount of lucids every night. Here is where we see the first giant steps in Self Awareness- which, at the time, went by another name.
Thats the history, now here's my journey.

When I first started practicing self awareness, I found it mentally hard to sustain. Constantly my mind would slip and wander into things of everyday life. To be honest, it annoyed me, but I kept going because I knew one day this would pay off. As I did so I noticed SA started becoming more natural to me and it started becoming a mindset. Over time it became easier and easier to keep in check. I started finding myself unconsciously analyzing my surroundings and how I was apart of them. I also found myself feeling my presence wherever I was and my purpose there.
As I said earlier, this took about a month for me to really train my brain to get the hang of SA. Now, after that month of training, Im starting to see results. I've found myself aware in many of my dreams, and have only just missed becoming lucid many times, but thats merely because of the fact that sometimes I believe everything around me to be too real to be a dream. Im now overcoming that obstacle as we speak. My point here is, SA does work, and with practice, it really does kick in and get the job done.
However, I must say, like most frequent lucid dreamers, I changed SA in a way that worked for me. Alot of people think they need to follow whatever technique they choose down to every word. The truth is you dont need to, especially for SA, you can mold it to fit you perfectly. The reason you need to do this for SA is so you will get comfortable with it, and so it will be almost effortless on your part. Now, the way I changed SA to fit me, was I changed the intensity of it itself. What I'm saying is, that there are different degrees of self awareness. You can do it to the highest degree to the point where you are as aware as someone who is paranoid(of course without the fear and stuff), or you can do it to the point where SA is always in the back of your mind, and there is always a part of you that is aware of what is going on deep down.
In my situation in remolding Self Awareness to fit me, I created a different style of self awareness. I call it CSSA, or Continuous Soft Self Awareness. The way this works is that, constantly, through out the entire day, non-stop I will be aware of everything that I am doing. But there is a twist, I'm being aware by keeping the idea that I could be dreaming at anytime in the back of my mind. This in turn, always keeps a small part of me aware, a small part of me always ready to catch something off guard. And that same part of me is also being self aware all day.
The reason the word "soft" is in the technique, is because of the fact that that idea, that I could be dreaming at any time, is in the back of my mind. It's not always my top priority, and it doesn't need to be. That would drive most people nuts. So thats why I created this style of Self Awareness, and I know, my technique may have been a little unclear, but I want it to seem that way so you will create your own style of the technique. If you understood my method, thats great, and you should try it out because it works well for those who are always doing something, or always on the move. If my explanation of my CSSA technique was too vague, and you'd really like to try it out or just learn more about it, PM me, I get online once or twice everyday and I'd be glad to help.

About Self Awareness in general
For those who dont really know much about how Self Awareness works at all, I'll describe it to you.
First off, the only main principle with Self Awareness, is that you need to be aware of yourself and how you impact your reality everyday. It's like just paying more attention to your body. Feel your body throughout your day and realize what you are doing every once in a while. Some people mix this with All Day Awareness, but Self Awareness focuses on you and how you impact your environment- it just focuses on you alot more in general.
Secondly, you want to really pay attention to everything you do, anything you come across throughout your day. This includes any situations you find yourself in- such as brushing your teeth, talking to a friend, or simply eating lunch. Just pay attention to the situation, and if you need to, or something seems out of place- go ahead an analyze whats going on. However, you will find that that will come naturally over time the more you practice Self Awareness. Its a little different that Reality Checks, because reality checks only make you aware when you do them, but Self Awareness keeps you aware throughout the entire day. Come to realize that you could be dreaming at any given moment, because its true. Once you do,inside of your dreams, you'll be alot more open to the fact that you should look around and see whats going on in- you won't merely dismiss the idea of yourself dreaming anymore.
This all comes with practice, and some may see results even if they've only been practicing this technique for 2 weeks. Every person is different. The main thing however, once you really get into practicing self awareness, is: Do not give up. I almost gave up after 2 weeks of practice with no results. But I kept on going and after another 2 weeks, results starting flowing in. I know it sounds like a long time, but trust me the work pays off. After that month you will start getting Lucid Dreams consistently and frequently.