"3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation."
Sufferings make us better comforters. That's why Christ suffered all - in case someone who suffered that particular one isn't available. He is the master key of comfort.
What is the difference between feeling like I'm the only one carrying a burden, and feeling like I'm not alone in carrying a burden? What difference does feeling "not alone" make, and why?
Psychological visibility...
""The ability to trust others and the ability to develop attachments are closely related," Svendsen notes. "Lack of trust produces a caution that undermines the immediacy that is so important in our attachment to others." In order to build meaningful connections, we have to have some basic level of trust. "People with low generalized trust do not necessarily view others as malicious, but rather as risky - as people who could hurt them," Svendsen points out, and "mistrust prevents you from reaching outside yourself." With loneliness as a likely result."
Someone who's been through what I've been through can be trusted not to hit the sore spots the trial has left, because he knows what they are and how to avoid them. He's safe.
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