Most of the times we want to check our personality because of curiosity and knowledge so we can use this as a talking point with others. How come I am dealing with something different from others? Why is this happening to only me? How come he is angry while I feel sad? Second reason is to see if we can find solutions to our daily practical problems.
To feel good about ourselves, we tend to externalize the reasons for our pain and problems. If only the other person did not stop me, I would have done that. If only the traffic was not this bad, I would have reached on time. There comes a point when we realize our own behaviour also contributes to this problem. We then want to lead a normal life. Soon we realize that even though one has everything there is still that feeling of emptiness, a belief that there is no meaning or purpose inlife.