It's a catalyst. It won't get you there on its own, and it can happen without it, but - it matters. It helps move things along.

I got hit with a forced truth-telling flood about a month in. Then I had to admit how miserable I was about the choices I'd made and the person I was. Kind of a brutal way to hit self-awareness, but it kickstarted a lot of things.

What do you want to change?