Relativity, the "danger" of sunshine - Karen Horney

"It is impossible to say in general terms what it means
to a patient to obtain an insight into his problems, just
as it would be impossible to say what it means to a person
to be exposed to sunshine. Sunshine may kill him
or save his life, it may be fatiguing or refreshing, its effect
depending on its intensity and also on his own condition.
Similarly, an insight may be extremely painful
or it may bring an immediate relief."

Karen Horney - Self analysis

So here comes the question.

Sunshine, yes, may be fatiguing to some people, but the question is IS IT REALLY FATINGUING to them? How do you know if this person does NOT in fact find it fatiguing but merely "FEEL" "THINK" that it is. Just how reliable are our "feelings" and "thoughts" and just how fluid are we, the human beings?

My bird, he wakes up in the morning, poops, eats his food, washes his face, chirps all day long and bites me if I try to grab his tail. Not too much of a fluid concept.

There is no doubt that human beings TOO are conditioned beings just like my bird. But to what extent? And what are exactly our conditions?