Consciousness of oneself does not work backwards: it can't be the consciousness of that self!

This is the classic mistake that I have made all along.

When we have consciousness of oneself, we think that consciousness is oneself! You have an SRH loop if you do this.

The consciousness must be separate from the thing it is conscious of. That means that the consciousness cannot belong or be linked to the self!

Self consciousness is proof we are not self!