I have been through a lot in my life: Cancer, parents divorcing, victim of a loved one attempting suicide, numerous heartbreaks, and poverty. That was all just within the first 12 years of my life.
I can say with confidence that I understand what the words "trouble", "problem", and "depression" better than the average person my age. With experience, comes sympathy and empathy and I believe that acknowledging that trait within myself gives me the power to help other people who just a need a shoulder to cry on or an ear to talk at.