I'll do my best to understand.

I always try very hard to understand others because for a long time, no one ever tried to understand me.

I was born a highly emotional kid, which may not have been a bad thing if I was accepted for it and taught how to properly manage my emotions. But I wasn't. Coming across Nathaniel Branden's "The Six Pillars of Self-esteem" was when I felt seen understood truly for the first time, and I knew instantly that I wanted to become a psychotherapist just like Nathaniel Branden, and help others feel understood the way he understood me. He made me believe in myself and want to change things for myself. I've had tough times to the point of crippling despair since then, but I found that if I feel sad, alone, indignant, upset...what makes me able to regain clarity is when I talked to my best friend abt it and feel understood. So I hope that I can be that for you.