I am wondering if anyone's received an unofficial "diagnosis" from their therapist of other people in their life who the therapist hasn't met?

So, not an actual diagnosis (I'm using the word as a shorthand) but something like a suggestion that X may be suffering from such and such thing and so, their behavior may be related to that?

If yes, did it help you to hear that?

My therapist has done this twice now (for two different people) as a way to help me create some distance / deal with guilt etc.

But, I'm finding myself rather unexpectedly unsettled after learning of the "diagnosis".

So, I was wondering how others have felt if / when they were told similar stuff?

If you were told that by your therapist, did it help? Not? Made no difference? Something else?

And, P.S. I am totally aware that it's against the code of ethics to give a diagnosis of people therapists haven't met -- this is really along the lines of a suggestion of sorts and not an actual official diagnosis.

P.P.S I considered making this a poll but couldn't figure out comprehensive answer options!