Language is inert, it's just symbols. Some say there was once a language that wasn't. A language where the intangible could be communicated as if it was tangible. As for the associations and implications of simple language and common sayings, I agree. People don't often get the connection. Often you will hear people say advice that they themselves do not follow and that is an amazing example of not getting a connection. Not only do they not learn what that impacts as a whole, they don't learn what it impacts as a singular action for a singular purpose even. This is astounding to me.

People are trained from birth to reach for things they like, and avoid that which they dislike (cravings and aversion), and they have also been brought up to believe that they are great, and different, and so any logic against that, any critique, is denied, it's evaded, it's misinterpreted. Logical fallacies and predispositions are plagues of the human mind, that have spread rampantly, and the only cure is curiosity.

Curiosity of the self, and curiosity of the mind. Not curiosity about external trivialities. When one realizes the self is what is holding them back, creating misinformation, and disguising the truth, one either seeks to get rid of this "self" (ego, sin, etc) or simply tries to understand the world, and the self, regardless. Unfortunately I don't believe that this can be accessed through mere language, or should I put it, language can't be accessed without this self-understanding? I don't think our mere language can cause curiosity, I lean towards believing only doubt can, and that doubt can be instilled no matter how primitive the language.

Sorry to get off-topic. So long as your medications don't get rid of your dreams, you should be able to LD no problem. As a matter of fact, it could help you with your anxiety/depression. I'm not severely anxious/depressed myself, but I do know someone who takes Xanax daily and is severely anxious and fairly depressed, and he said that LDs make him feel happy, and sometimes even ecstatic. As for your therapists, the majority of people who LD might be mentally healthy, but that doesn't mean it's because it's easier for them. "Naturals" at LDing may as well be called a disorder as well, as part of their brains are on when they "shouldn't" be. Truth is, it's focus that will let you LD, and while anxiety can break focus, focus can also break anxiety, and LDs are a great way to start.