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.