Originally Posted by hambone

I think a lot of people are quick to say that you can't understand their unique pain because if you could, and you can deal with it, then that shows to them that they are somehow a lesser person than yourself. As long as the pain in unique to them in their minds, they can wallow in self pity as long as they want complaining that no one could possibly understand what they are going through.

I know we all experience pain slightly differently, but I do believe this is a common mindset among people.