Interesting analysis, guest from sanity. Therapists do often formulate hypotheses about their clients, and then they give the client the 'space' to discover for themselves what might be going on. Sometimes they share their hypothesis with the client, sometimes they don't.

But to think we know something about someone for certain is a key to frustration......because we human beings are so much more complex.

So if you were expressing yourself 'objectively and respectfully', you'd explore with the person whether or not they agree with your hypothesis.

Our assessments of others always tell more about us then they do about the client. Even I, as a trained therapist, know that my assessments are never accurate....they only provide a base for further exploration (with the client). And they say a lot more about me then they do about the other person.

So looking back on what you just wrote, GFS, do you really think that its' objective and respectful?