Act like you don't care
Obviously, you do care but acting like you don't care is the best mindset. One because it prevents you from getting obsessed with shifting. And two because it helps have a good outlook on your shifting journey. When you decide to shift, tell yourself it doesn't matter if you shift or not. And if you wake up from a "failed" attempt, think "it's okay, I didn't shift, shifting isn't the center of my life".
Shifting isn't everything
Sure, shifting is an amazing experience, but you shouldn't worship it. Just as it's best not to idolize you DR, while degrading your CR. When you worship your DR and shifting, you label them as ideal and unattainable, but both are very much the contrary. They're very much ordinary and attainable. Maybe your CR doesn't seem that romantic and you even have your personal issues with your life, this only contributes to you seeing your DR as something you do not yet have and you DO.
Escapism
When I first started talking about shifting on my TikTok account, one of the first question I got was "can I use shifting as an escape"? I mean, of course you can, but you shouldn't, and I don't recommend it. You can shift while having this mentality. However, it's best you work through your personal issues before getting on with shifting. If you use it as an escape, you will start hating your CR and praising your DR, thus messing with the balance between the two, while becoming obsessed with shifting. Which can possibly result in you being unable to shift anymore.
If anything, don't be afraid to use shifting to heal. You can shift to an environment where you can work on yourself and through your issues. It's actually an amazing opportunity to help your CR self.
Fake it till you make it
It's as simple as it sounds: act as if. You can use this in many circumstances, either right when you shift to pretend you are already in you DR, or throughout your journey pretending you have already shifted, when you have not. It's about being convincing enough in order to make your mind believe it.
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