Is it really possible to understand someone else's problems better than you

Question: Is it really possible to understand someone else's problems better than you understand your own!?
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Oh yes, sometimes it's possible too!. It doesn't come in counting whether you understand your own problems but if the other one is really a dearest one, you might feel or understand his/her problems, if you're a really sensible guy!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes!.

Say you are an educated psychologist who specializes in helping parents to raise their mentally challenged children!. You've studied up on the subject, and dealt with many similar cases before!.!.!. so, you already understand the different issues they are dealing with!.

But you're current problem is that the kitten you just bought for your kid is sick!. And you have no idea how to take care of an animal!.

Even though you can't completely understand your patient's problem because you've never lived it before, you still understand it better than your own!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

of course!. if you have a problem that you cant get past, its because you dont understand it!. if you did, then you would be able to find a solution!. it would take some work to really get to know somebody elses problem, but i think it's definately possible!. in the words of albert einstein, "everything is possible, but not always probable!." or something like that :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

NO if you can't understand your own, how can you expect to understand someone elses!? unless you have found the solution for your own, you might be able to sympathize or even have apathy, but understanding comes with knowledge, and the way to gain knowledge, is to walk in there shoes first!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

!.!.!.sure, counselors and analysts do this all the time!.!.!.my brother, who is a doctor of Clinical Psychology, has always said it's easier to read a book written by another than to actually write one of your own!.!.!.(in a manner of speaking)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, it is!. Sometimes experience will help someone else to understand that which i can't quite grasp!.

"I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on"
-Bill Withers, "Lean on Me"Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes because you are in the middle of your own problem so you cant judhe it right while with someone else you're outside of it and have a better view of what is happening!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I can relate to other people`s problems easier then my own for the simple reason its not my personal hell that i am facing, so i can see my friends problem clearer and more positive!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think so, your problems you are so involved its hard to see the forest for the trees
With others you are more detached and able to think more clearly
Well just my 2c worthWww@QuestionHome@Com

unless you have had the same problem you can ever understand!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sometimes we don't know what our problem really is!. But objectivity gives a clear view of another's!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I saw a new shrink yesterday, she better fix this, isn't that what she is paid for!.Www@QuestionHome@Com