Why do I feel so unappreciated?

I can relate to this. I play offensive lineman in football and receive NO recognition. And in return, feel unappreciated. But when I realized the magnitude of the importance my job holds, I had a different perception. Maybe you feel unappreciated because you don't appreciate yourself?

We feel unappreciated when we look to others for approval and for appreciation. Often times, these sources don't give us enough or in certain environment none at all. We also need to find out if we appreciate ourselves as well. The best source comes from ourselves. When we start to appreciate ourselves, we begin to value ourselves and lack of appreciation isn't a problem anymore. We will be like the sun which doesn't need to be appreciated to be a big ball of warm light.

Feelings of being unappreciated can come with an unpleasant /unwanted event , Sometimes being ignored and left out by others ( family and friends..) can result in its occurrence.Also mental disorders like anxiety and depression play a great role in producing that feeling .

Discover why it is you are doing certain things. Are you trying to help or assert unsolicited advice? Often when we do, we think we are helping, when it can cause more harm than good. Or are you going out of you way to do things you don't feel they are worth doing? When we extend our necks in areas that we aren't completely sold on, we expect more praise and acknowledgement. It obviously took alot more effort to do this task because I didn't really want to. This mentality can cloud our judgement. Or perhaps the person you are assisting may not be aware that they aren't demonstrating his or her gratitude. Open up a discussion, explain how you are feeling and why--perhaps it can give you both insight to each others actions.

Often, others are not vocal about their feelings, which can lead us to feel like they don't notice.

Perhaps, you are not noticing the people around you that do appreciate you. You are too blinded by your negative thoughts to see that they really love you and care for you.

Often we never tell people just how we appreciate them and we need to hear it from time to time it's natural to feel this way at times

The reason you feel unappreciated may come from you not appreciating yourself. After all, it’s hard to feel appreciated when you don’t even love yourself! I think self-love, self-care, and self-awareness is very important. A lot of people feel like their insecurities stem from external factors (like how much they’re loved or how much people appreciate them) when actually it’s all internal (i.e. how much they FEEL loved or how much they FEEL appreciated). That means that true feelings of fulfillment and satisfaction can only come from yourself. Don’t be ashamed of giving yourself compliments and pep talks! It does wonders for your mental health.

Sometimes when we are upset we see things in black and white. Either they appreciate you or they don't appreciate you. Depression can make everything feel a lot different then when you aren't depressed.

I tend to think that feeling unappreciated stems to the fact that you're spending time with people who don't give to you the support and love you are looking for. Having a conversation with those around you that you feel are not appreciating you might be the way to start. It could be that these people don't even know what they're doing. And it's worth trying so you don't feel terribly about yourself on a regular basis.