Yes, that is the point. You are a good listener. That's why most of them just want you to listen.
They do not need comfort. When someone will really be interested in you, he/she'll listen to what you have to say. :).
We can leave it to evolution to sort out or push forward there is an arrow that needs removing its called fear increasing goodness is the cure some are driven to show others how to remove the arrow its called self hugging Buddha and Jesus were self huggers.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.