I think this is important! Depression and other plagues might hinder us from living out who we are to the fullest. The time we are living in is also a busy one. People don't have time for each other. To have one person who really knows one might be crucial, because to be recognized for who one is, to be seen as a person with many traits, is so valuable.

I have found it useful to set apart time (my therapist is retired as well) to write down all my positive traits that people seem to ignore (and read the list often) and in that way help myself to continually reinforce what is good in me. That helps me to feel those traits when I'm in situations were I feel totally misunderstood.