A telepath? Definitely not. But an empath, like Troi? Sure! She just gets impressions of emotions; it’s not as if she can hear your internal monologue.
Absolutely, that was my point and I worded it poorly :) If Troi were any more telepathic, Starfleet shouldn’t allow her to practice mental health services. She’s right at the edge where it’s really useful before it becomes terrifying.
A telepath? Definitely not. But an empath, like Troi? Sure! She just gets impressions of emotions; it’s not as if she can hear your internal monologue.
Absolutely, that was my point and I worded it poorly :) If Troi were any more telepathic, Starfleet shouldn’t allow her to practice mental health services. She’s right at the edge where it’s really useful before it becomes terrifying.
On the other hand, I feel like Lwaxana would fix all my mental health problems in an off hand comment after reading my mind for 2 seconds.