Then you recognize that you are both his anchor and the whip he uses to self-flagellate?

[ House had an ego, but Will suspected that this might be one area in which he might not wish to be the 'best'. ]

You recognize that his desire for self-sabotage runs even deeper than your own and that when he finally gives in to it, the destruction he brings down upon himself, will eclipse any effort you've ever attempted for yourself.