The sense of being a self and the the sense of separation and not-rightness emerge at the same time.
You might enjoy Philip Shepherd's ideas on the "tyranny of the head". https://embodiedpresent.com/pages/radical-wholeness-workshop?srsltid=AfmBOoqO0mkoUZ2CJp0oRgqro6Y0gXJ4j-PhQgXpdPJU7Hterv8gY3WT
You might enjoy Philip Shepherd's ideas on the "tyranny of the head". https://embodiedpresent.com/pages/radical-wholeness-workshop?srsltid=AfmBOoqO0mkoUZ2CJp0oRgqro6Y0gXJ4j-PhQgXpdPJU7Hterv8gY3WT