I feel / have felt your pain

I'm a very empathetic person, so usually my emotions mirror my interlocutor -- they are happy, I'm smiling; they are frustrated, I'm frowning.

In this case, however, their frustration is a Very Good Sign, because they wouldn't feel upset if they didn't feel some ownership of the issue, and it's quite important that they take some damn ownership.

Our conversation ends with: "No, it's not like driving without a steering wheel; it's like driving an incredibly complicated machine, one that's so complex it's fighting with itself."

And that one considers this, then leaves in a bit of a huff, obviously frustrated by the whole thing. And I couldn't agree more, because it's truly frustrating.

And then I realize -- that one is feeling the way I feel...finally.

And empathetic little me sits there and *smiles* and *chuckles* over someone else's distress!