Psychoanalyzing yourself: Good or bad idea?

[ColdFeet]

Do you think it's a good or bad idea to try to figure out your motives in the things you do or is it better to be ignorant?

Do you find yourself doing this much?

Good idea

Bad idea

[lumos]

It depends on what theories and methods you'll use when analyzing yourself. Although Freud was a bit of a loon in a sense, and a lot of what he thought and said should be taken with a grain of salt, some of it might be true and apply to you. Do you specifically mean Freud's psychoanalysis, or do you mean that you wish to analyze yourself psychologically? Because those might be completely different things.
Either way, yes, I find myself analyzing myself psychologically a lot of the time because I study psychology. Ever since I started, I simply can't stop. You can't just know all these psychological facts and not utilize them at all in your everyday life, haha.
Anyway, I say go for it. Why not. Psychology is a very interesting subject, and it has been an eye opener for me in several instances. But try not to over analyzing everything you do, because that won't get you anywhere.

[lumos]

but try not to over analyze*
I really shouldn't type out answers past midnight...

[RedRose12345]

Its good to reflect on your thoughts and actions because you understand yourself more and prevents you doing something undesirable. However saying that, being a person who analyses a lot it gives me headaches and exhausts the brain. Sometimes certain circumstances require less analysing because it may have a simple answer and you will be searching for a complicated answer. For example, a lot of women ask their men what they are thinking? The man may just be thinking of nothing, men are capable of blanking out lol but the man may feel he has to make up something even though it was nothing he was thinking of. Or if a man honestly says he was thinking of nothing, the woman just over analyses and thinks the man is lying since h

[Daph81]

I think it's a good thing to do.

It helps you understand yourself better, and in case of you making a mistake, helps you to know what to do and what not to do next time. Overanalyzing can be bad though...

[HandsomeRaj]

I do it all the while consciously at that. Have been doing it since pre teens.

However, for those who do it need to understand that if we don't realize what and why of the analytic then we'll keep going in circles i. e. confused :) There has to be sense, knowledge & logic (& emotions at times) attached to it for one to come up with the correct analysis of self.

Professional psychoanalysis is something else :)

[martyfellow]

Gaining insight into yurself is always useful. Even if you can't free yourself from whatever obsssions you have, knowing WHY you have them makes you feel less resentful or guilty about them.

[sean1234]

Umm... sure? I already know why I do the things I do.

[Anonymous]

Technically, you can't psychoanalyze yourself. Even trained professionals need to see someone else.

[jacquesvol]

Bad idea but I do it all the time.

[knowmeyourself]

lol true that!