"i know exactly how you feel..."

"i know exactly how you feel..in fact, what happened to me was worse.."

one thing i've learned in my 5 years as a counselor is to never, ever tell your counselees that you know exactly how they feel. cuz you would never really know how they feel..the situations may be similar, but never exactly the same. although sometimes, i fail in doing this, i really try my best to be conscious never to say those words to them.

i got really frustrated when i heard the exact same words from someone. well, of course, i just told myself that this person meant well. but still, it's really frustrating. i felt like that person made fun of how i was feeling and told me that although she's going through the same thing, she's not affected as i was. excuse me if i'm being emotional..she did not go through the same things that i did..she did not experience the hardships i've gone through to get to where i am today. and letting all those go is really a challenge for me. and of course, she does not know me that well to tell me how i should i feel.

oh well, i know better than to be affected by this. i've got a lot of other things to focus my mind on. Lord, thank You for Your love that overflows..=)