Certain symptoms grow stronger when they are fought with fear: anxiety about anxiety becomes a feedback loop.
One technique described is to reverse the struggle: deliberately aim at the feared reaction, using distance and even humor to break the cycle.
This is not about pretending the symptom is trivial. It is about reducing its tyranny by removing the frantic effort to control it.
The deeper point is consistent: self-transcendence loosens the grip of self-obsession. The cure is not more inward pressure, but outward orientation.