Thanks for your reply @petervroom. Compassion for others definitely increases our compassion for ourselves. If we spend time helping people who are suffering and in pain, we notice that we are not alone in our struggles. We notice that we are all in this together.

Compassion does soften judgment towards ourselves and others.

I do believe that all of us become aggressive towards others sometimes because we mishandle our suffering. I will check your posts about dealing with bullies. Although I'm not getting bullied currently (Hopefully I don't ever anymore!) it might come in handy in the future.

Cheers!