Furthermore, it is always very comforting to know that someone has the same or even worse problems than we do.

comforting 是形容词，由动词 comfort（安慰）加上后缀 -ing 构成。comfort 来自拉丁语，意思是"使舒适、安慰"。comforting 表示"令人感到安慰的、抚慰人心的"。