“The truth is that there’s no such thing as a personal problem. If you’ve got a
problem, chances are millions of other people have had it in the past, have it now,
and are going to have it in the future. Likely people you know too. That doesn’t
minimize the problem or mean that it shouldn’t hurt. It doesn’t mean you aren’t le-
gitimately a victim in some circumstances.
It just means that you’re not special.
Often, it’s this realization—that you and your problems are actually not privi-
leged in their severity or pain—that is the first and most important step toward
solving them.”