Well, honestly we're all pretty similar in more ways than we care to admit, so I think the OP is on the right track. So long as someone isn't plagiarizing, hearing what someone else wrote about, then having an "ahah! That reminds me of..." moment is common and hopefully will be helpful.
Anyway, jhanago, if that is your real name, in brief, I mentioned moving out at 17 and joining the military, also moving to NYC and living on my own, paying for school and working at the same time. Also wrote about the independent aspects of my job (RT), and finally I even mentioned solo international travel.
Good luck with that pain in the ass supp. 😉