> The thing about honesty to others is, as you settle into it, you find that the emotions running around in your head even out and the way you express them beco

> The thing about honesty to others is, as you settle into it, you find that the emotions running around in your head even out and the way you express them becomes less nuts. Except the thoughts being discussed aren't crazy because they're expressed in a crazy manner. They're crazy because their content is perceived as crazy. What you're actually talking about is that you get feedback and adapt your thoughts in response to that feedback, rather than responding to yourself in a self-reinforcing loop of imagination. It's just another form of self-censorship. It's, you know, a healthy and natural kind but it's not actually any different.