Story 3

A lot of the time, when someone has a problem that they can't solve themselves, or they just want to vent to their friends, they seek the comfort of what we just heard about, deep listening. It's something that everybody needs every once in awhile. Just someone who will sit there and listen to everything they say. I can say that it honestly feels great to be the listener. I've done it many times for people close to me, and it gives me comfort that they trust me enough to tell me about their problems. I've also been the one who was talking, and it feels great to get your problems out from inside you. Everyone should be able to listen and be able talk.
It impacts me in a big way today, because my senior year has been full of drama and stupid problems. I've done a lot of venting to my friends, but I've also listened to a lot of it myself. It seems like every week there is a new issue that we all have to try and solve because it involves one our close friends.