We all want to be appreciated because we feel we deserve credit for the good things we do. But when these appreciations do not come, we feel like we didn't do things right, and we feel some kind of worthlessness or being less than people that we see being appreciated. All these brings about insecurities.
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First I want you to wipe that feeling from your mind. You did everything right... You are worthy, you are right, you are good, you are Enough!
Always say to yourself - "I Am Enough". Say it as many times as you need to believe it and feel the reality of it.
Do not allow people to make you feel unseen. Don't let what they think about you, be what you think about yourself. You should be able to say and believe as you say it.
What or how you make me feel is not my reality.
I know myself and I know my worth, but that shouldn't be for the people to believe. Why should they believe you? And why do you want a validation from other people to feel good about yourself??
No, this is not about them appreciating you, this is not about "them" at all. This is about you knowing you are enough whether they appreciate it or not!!
Below are tips that can and will help you.
Be mindful
Know what's going on in your life. Pay attention to how you feel when you interact with everyone. Specify the person, the vibe, the sentence, the joke, the look or the lack of those things that makes you unappreciated. When you know when, how, why and who makes you feel unappreciated you become empowered to do something about it. Remember, knowledge is power.Remind yourself that you are enough
Write I Am Enough wherever you see on the mirror, on your bedroom wall, your phone wall paper, your PC screen saver, your hands, your notebook, .... anywhere, and everywhere you look. Just let yourself see it and be reminded by it. If people ask "what's that?" Tell them "that's my movement"!Do things for yourself
Love yourself, place that energy and time you spend feeling unappreciated by the ones you value to the things that make you feel good about yourself and the world. Think for your self, care about yourself and take good care of your emotional well-being. For example - instead of late night conversation with the person that you KNOW that they won't value you, or your time, Go to sleep! That person is definitely not worth your time.
sourceAppreciate yourself
Reward yourself for the things you did good. Maybe you studied for so many hours, or maybe you helped a friend or did something nice for somebody. When you feel you did good, do yourself good. It might be small things such as a nice hot shower with hours of sleep, it might be going to that beautiful restaurant you always wanted to, it might be buying yourself a book, it could even be watching your favorite show or movie. It could be anything, it's the gesture that's important. Tell yourself you did good.Stop doing things just to be appreciated
If you do something, do it for the love of doing it. Don't help a loved one just to be appreciated or to get something out of it. Help her/him because you want to help her/him. Don't read just to be called a "reader" read because you love to read or because you believe it's important to read.
Conclusively, be confident and always believe in yourself.
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