I don't know what use it is to know what is wrong if you can't change it. For example, i know that my black-and-white thinking is bad for me as is how i rate myself according to performance and my self-defeating personality disorder. I always feel great hope when i read about these things, but knowing what is wrong doesn't help fix what's wrong. I'm still stuck in all these behaviors only now i know that they're also bad for me which just makes me feel worse.

I find self-help is great at telling you what's wrong but not of any help in helping me change what's wrong which makes me wonder what is the point of knowing.

On a larger scale, being diagnosed with bipolar 27 years ago hasn't solved my bipolar. The meds i'm on now mostly help by sedating me so i'm not out getting into trouble. I'm also not living, sleeping long hours and laying around the rest of the time.

Psychology is amusing but that's about it's only use.