At least it's a distinctive trait! But from that answer, he knows it's not the same. So he can rule out that particular similarity...

He thought what happened to him was pretty weird, but what Akechi is describing is way weirder.

"Kind of a weird goal for a shrink. Sounds like his revenue stream would dry up." Leo snickers at his own joke. "What'd you do to beat him, refuse to talk about your childhood?"