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Originally Posted by mogwaifn
In work and with friends or family the only way to truly be self aware is to look for feedback and be around people that are as honest as the day is long. Reading people's emotions is unreliable and subject to cognitive biases and so is introspection, so having a T make observations is important.
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I think the goal should be to cultivate self-knowledge rather than a network of people dishing out advice and insight. I don't see therapist observations as necessarily more relevant than that of family/friends/coworkers, and probably less relevant. Therapists observe you for a scant hour per week, in an unnatural laboratory setting, they are not invested in your life. I also think advice should mostly be avoided like the plague (giving and receiving), and when given should usually be ignored.