Lying to people about an objective perspective of their current state of being is good for them? Feeling better in the moment just enables people to ignore the

Lying to people about an objective perspective of their current state of being is good for them? Feeling better in the moment just enables people to ignore the root cause and thus fail to make progress. They need truth that their current state sucks, hope that it could be better, and to recognize that their own agency has an outsized effect on their future. And maybe they could use some help breaking down their problems into smaller more achievable steps.