I Know How You Feel

One thing really irks me. Want to know what that is? Well, it concerns the phrase "I know how you feel." I don't really have a problem with this phrase, but the response it recieves. A lot of the time the response comes back as "No, you don't know how I feel."

Everyone wants to think that they are someone special. We all are unique in every aspect of our lives. Only I have my sort of problems. Only I have my sort of succesess. Only I have whatever. Well guess what? With some billion people on Earth, I'm pretty sure that someone else has your problem too. Since when did you become so different from everybody else that no one can understand what you are going through? Other people have your problem too.

However, I guess that no one can always know how you feel. In this case, it's the thought that counts. At least someone is listening to your problems. By talking about your problems, you are inadverdantly placing a small burden on them. Even though you are the one with a problem right now, whoever you are talking to is developing a tiny problem too. There is no need to backlash against them. They are the ones helping you out.

If you don't want to appreciate what is being said for comfort, then don't dump your problems on someone else in the first place. It's always better to talk about your problems, but if it gets to a point that you develop more problems just by talking about old ones, it's time to stop. So stop. And give me 10.

Oh, and I'm not directing this at anybody. I just like to rant.