How Did Self Consciousness Evolve?

Self consciousness is basically a term used to denote a heightened sense of self awareness. It is an obsession or in better words, a kind of a preoccupation with oneself, instead of the philosophical condition of self awareness, which basically refers to the awareness that one possesses as an individual person. A disagreeable feeling of self consciousness takes place when one realises that one is being scrutinized or looked at, basically that feeling of everyone looking at you. Some individuals are more self conscious as compared to others, by habit. Sentiments of self consciousness are at times linked to introversion or even paranoia.

While under the state of self consciousness, one starts to realise even the most trivial of one's own actions. Such a state of mind is likely to weaken one's capability to execute complicated activities.