Isn't this a method, a trick that you use?

The principle is the same each time: become aware of the role of your personality and the intensive and ingenious thought system, standards and values with which he created an identity of which he wants you to believe that this limitation is "you". Now you can make a conscious choice to either repeat this process over and over, or no longer put any energy in maintaining it.

Becoming aware means: facing what your real judgments and thoughts are. You do not have to do anything else, simply face the thought patterns at hand and see that they do not bring you what you really want. Then choose to no longer strengthen them. This you can do each time you want to, although it is not recommended to force it on yourself. Usually small steps are the most successful, in order to be able to deal with the guaranteed response of your personality to reestablish his worldview (of which you now know for sure that you do not want it) without too much stress. Especially this last aspect is important: every step you take in this process will come with a pleasant remembrance of your inner Self at first, but then will lead to the unpleasant experience that comes from facing with increased awareness the difference with your personality. Now this will not be an experience that your personality will ask for himself. So that leaves out the possibility of a "trick", as that word is usually used in the sense that how it came about was somewhat hidden/unconscious, it was fast, and the results were wanted.

You can help yourself to come to the point where you really create the mental space that allows your inner Self to come into your remembrance. But you cannot force this to happen, your inner Self will fill the space in its own way, without your interference.

Now this may sound very simple: become aware and let go. And it is, in itself, very simple. Your personality may not like to hear that: he has created a truly ingenious and immense thought system, including all kinds of laws, and that could be undone by one simple solution! And yet, it remains that easy. It is the direct response of your personality beforehand and afterwards that makes it difficult again: resistance, telling you that it is not true and that his way is, etc., so that you have to make the choice time and time again. This may not be an easy choice to make, especially in the beginning. Do remember, however, that every situation and every contact may inspire you with regard to the extra dimension of consciously make this choice: what do I want to strengthen here, my personality or my inner Self. Because one of these you will strengthen, only now you can make this a more conscious choice and use it to make a difference.