But I really think it should be taken with a grain of salt: I think it's comforting to realize that "hey, life isn't a bed of roses for everyone else either." T

But I really think it should be taken with a grain of salt: I think it's comforting to realize that "hey, life isn't a bed of roses for everyone else either." That's sort of a "glass half full" way to look at something negative...the truth is everyone projects themselves to be better than they are, but deep down we all struggle. So I take from this article exactly what Michael Stipe once said... "Everybody hurts." And that alone can make it suck less, to know that everyone puts up a facade and you're no worse than anyone else.