Do people's sorrows in life make you think that you could end up like them?

Question

And if so how does one get over thinking that way?

Answer 1

yes, sometimes i get worried when i see people with terrible, devastating problems and i develop a sort of hypochondria, where i'm terrified of somehow ending up like them. The truth is, I'm not them. I'll never be put in the same circumstances and I'll never react the same way. I am me and you are you and we both have our own, separate ways of dealing with whatever comes our way. If you believe that life is a test, to see how much we can endure before the next world, you should know that everyone's journey is different. As long as you keep your goals with you for the majority of the time and don't forget that you, as a unique person, are looked on by God or Fate or whatever you believe in, as a completely different case from everybody else, you won't worry about being like others. Sometimes I scare myself into seeing similarities between me and a person i don't like or a characteristic i don't like seems to have manifested in me. However, usually I'm the only one who sees it. Everyone else can tell that i'm always going to be me and in no way am I the other person. Sure we may have a similar vice. We probably don't but even if we do it doesn't make me like him or her. Misery isn't contagious if you don't surround yourself with people who are stuck in a rut and not trying to help themselves. That may sound harsh but one thing i've learned is that you have to look after yourself before you can look after anybody else.

Answer 2

I would think it would actually make one more empathetic.

It makes me have more compassion, it makes me be aware and try to watch for signs.

My grandmother had and died from cancer so I watched for it and when they found it in me I went and got it taken care of immediately thank goodness her sorrows saved my life.

Yes we are all on the Earth together and no one is immune to problems.  

Answer 3

No.

Answer 4

...ones sorrow is ones experience of which each individual has one of their own...

...how they heal is their consistency to do better in LIFE..

Answer 5

just clear your head of silly thoughts. And if you find yourself dying of cancer, well,

Answer 6

Hearing someone else's problems makes me feel better about my own life.