Hey man, thanks for the comment - sorry for the delayed response - Busy life!
"I'm such a stubborn and prideful SOB that I refuse to see a doctor about it " I hear ya
Your method sounds similiar to mindfulness techniques some people use to combat negative thinking - allowing the thought to just pass through you. etc. Except - I suppose you focus on it as an item to be studied, whereas that technique is more about letting it all just pass by you.
I don't know though - I haven;t figured out the right approach myself.
I wouldn't say that I focus on it as an item to be studied so much as I focus on the "self" that studies the item. Hopefully that makes sense...?
I see it like "layers" of consciousness (awareness). I'm trying to relax my attention into the deepest layers where the deepest anxieties and fears can be discovered (again?)/ released. Instead of dealing with the branches of the trees (psychological symptoms), I'm searching for the roots of all the problems.
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