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> Wonnacott had met Paula once before, and he found her to be a fairly accurate narrator of her own medical history.

This line reminded me of a lecture from my Psych 101 class back in college:

There are three "views" of ourselves

1. Reality

2. What we wish we were

3. Where we think we are

If 2 and 3 match but are far from 1: we are happy but "delusional"

If 1 and 3 match but we are far from 2: this is VERY often found in people who have depression.

And, ideally for long term happiness, 1 and 3 are close together and 2 is a "reasonable" distance away or close to 1 and 3.