It's been quite a while since I've read for anyone else, but I do read for myself on occasion. But they are always analytical readings for me, never predictive ones. I learned long ago that I get too freaked out about predictive readings for me (that includes those done by other people), so I stick with analytical readings, and those are never sugar-coated; what they say is what I get. And they do slap me upside the head when I need it.
Yes, we are all different. I have a friend who's been reading playing cards, runes, grain casting, etc., for about half a century now and she refuses to read for herself; she claims she cannot do it. But that's her.