Well you should never be looking at your own character (except maybe to judge distances), but I agree with [spA]Relentless on all points. He nailed it. Autopilot will kill you against good players.
This might all sound very obvious but, IMO, the way to truly play well is like this : you have to know your opponent's available options at all times, and try to make the best decision possible in every situation. Take the match one step at a time. Figuring out what the opponent can and wants to do is super important for when you choose your next move. When I play I dont think about winning, I think about how I'm gonna get the next hit in and how not to get hit. This ends up making you win more anyway lol.
Another thing is that when you're zoning, sometimes the opponent will manage to get in anyway. It's important to quickly make the mental switch to "okay, he's in, I have to block now until I spot a way out" instead of panicking.
All of this is much harder to do than to say but it's definitely doable if you use force yourself to use 100% of your brain lol. I feel like you're a terrific player (you've always been a big inspiration as a Rachel player) so it's kinda weird allowing myself to say this to you xD but hopefully this helps a bit.