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If someone says "I have anxiety too"... that IS them telling you that they understand. It's showing you that they have a much deeper understanding than just saying "I understand." Because they have just opened up to you, and shared their own.
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If someone came up to me and was like "UGH! I'm having such horrible cramps!!" I'd be able to go "I understand that." because I know what they mean, and I've had some experience with it. However, I don't have a very rough menstruation cycle so I wouldn't be able to go "Oh I get that too!" because I don't.
If someone else came up to me and was like "AAUUGH I am having really terrible sleep!" I'd be able to go "Me too! My sleep patterns are royally messed up!" because I understand it more than just the feeling of being tired.
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"The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things. Of shoes, of ships, of sealing wax, of cabbages, of kings! Of why the sea is boiling hot, of whether pigs have wings..."
"I have a problem with low self-esteem. Which is really ridiculous when you consider how amazing I am.
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