How important do you think honest self-analysis is, especially regarding your fears and beliefs?

Answer 1

Very important

An honest self-analysis provides a first step to self improvement. The only way you have truly live a life that you can be proud of is by honestly assessing how you are living now and finding the ways to improve it

Answer 2

Very important. If you can't be honest with yourself, you can't do anything about the things that you fear. And as to beliefs, if they are not examined in the light of new evidence on a regular basis, you know the sort of problems that crop up: people who either believe or are expected to say they believe that the earth is only some 6,000 years old, and all that.

Fears are things which are largely about the unknown. So facing what you are afraid of, you can gather information and make decisions which reduce your fear. If, on the other hand, you refuse to be honest with yourself, you are far more likely to add to your fear instead of reducing it. That dark shape in the corner of the room becomes harmless when you turn on the light.

For example, while not everyone is afraid of death, practically everyone I know is afraid of a protracted and painful terminal illness, becoming trapped in a miserable life and unable to get out. To reduce that fear, you can write an Advance Health Care Directive (or Living Will, or whatever they call it in your state), making legally binding the limits you place on keeping you alive artificially.

Answer 3

I believe that honest self-analysis is the most important thing that one can do about their fears and beliefs.
QUESTION yourself, your beliefs, even your authority.
FIND answers and this will all make u stronger in what you believe in or just totally make you want to change. That is how one asses their own life and the key to this is honest self-analysis.

Answer 4

VERY VERY VERY important... where's my thesaurus when I need it... how else can we grown and become the people we WANT to be? Of course you notice I didn't say it was easy... honest self analysis is one of the hardest things to master... but it is the best way to keep what works and choose again with what doesn't... it helps to have an AWESOME support system too... otherwise, too much self analysis can drag ya down.

My theory, you can't be honest with anyone else if you aren't hoest withyourself first.

Answer 5

Absolutely essential. Your fears can severely inhibit you from accomplishing the goals you set for yourself. They are like landmines that must be identified and defused. In regards to beliefs, if you do not clearly identify your beliefs then your opinions will be subject to change based on what anyone tells you or based on popular belief. You can never be your own person if you do not identify your beliefs, you will always be a follower.

Answer 6

Tough question.

In some ways it's very important to be honest with yourself. But on the other hand, there are many people who would crawl under a rock and hide for the rest of their lives if they didn't lie to themselves at least a little.

Answer 7

I actually don't think it's that important for people who live happy lives without causing others problems. The unexamined life really is worth living if it's already a good life.

Answer 8

That is a "tough one", very hard too..because, as a friend of mine used to say.."this is where the hog eats the cabbage!" and, if you can really be "honest with you," you can be equally honest with the Lord... "Peace!" :)

Answer 9

"The unexamined life is not worth living." I don't remember who said that, but it's true. I do think some people, myself included, go overboard with it, almost to the point of self obsession.

Answer 10

Very important. And few can do it well. Religious people tend to see their struggles as something coming from outside themselves (tests by god, attacks by satan). You can't really mature and find yourself through introspection until you get rid of your imaginary friends and take responsibility for your own mind.