Why do I feel so unappreciated?

It sounds like you derive a fair amount of your self worth from those around you. Appreciation that comes from other people is necessary to make you feel validated. Maybe the reason you perform certain actions is to be appreciated for it. Is what you want the intention behind your actions to be? Acclaim? You should perform actions, do services to friends, family, spouses, significant others, because YOU want to. I'm not denying that appreciation is nice. It can be discouraging when we perform large acts of service and they go unnoticed or underappreciated. However, fulfillment from these actions should come from within you. Take pride that you valued a relationship enough to perform such a large task. Recognize that it was not only the want for appreciation that drove you, but your own desire to simply be a good son, daughter, father, husband, wife, etc. When we derive our self worth from ourselves, when we make ourselves the sole authority on how we feel, we experience great emotional growth.

I think such feeling is caused by simple misunderstanding. I'm a teen listener, in my communication I usually see cases when young people feel unappreciated because they have been underrated, they are actually very smart, intelligent, mostly way more intelligent than other people their age. That's why they feel out of place, other kids treat them badly because they are so misunderstanding against everything they can't relate to. Mostly school outsiders, who have been bullied and unappreciated in their early youth get more confident with time, as their friend circle changes, and they find more mature and understanding people who can appreciate a different and unique personality.

i feel unappreciated because i fail to appreciate myself. i want to learn to love myself and appreciate myself so that opinion of others would not affect me. To do that, i must first learn to appreciate my personality, my nature, my boundaries, my needs, my wants, my establishments, my goals, my happiness factor, my weakness and strength, my depression, my anxiety, and my flaws. along the journey, i want to help others who need me in the most reasonable way because i cannot help others and putting myself in an uncomfortable position. i must be willing to help and to do that, i must first appreciate myself.

Unless you love and value your own self, there is nothing much others can do to make you feel good and appreciated. Most people who lack the self confidence often feel unloved and left out, be it with friends or even their own family. In such circumstances, you often think your partner doesn’t value you, even when he/she cares for you a lot. You simply don’t see his/her love for you. Solution : Work on yourself. Increase your self-esteem. Build your confidence level. There are many ways to do this like following your passion or regular workouts and healthy lifestyle, etc. It works magic in the way you view Life and everyone around you.

You may feel this way because no one acknowledges enough that they do! Sometimes I feel this way when I do something right, but no one recognizes it or finds something (even the smallest thing) wrong, that's when I personally feel this way. You may not get complimented enough, or whenever you feel you did something right, no one ever says, "Hey! I liked when you did X!" I've been on your boat before, and sometimes I still feel this way, that's why I try my best myself, to acknowledge people when they do something I appreciate, so they feel appreciated because, again, I know what it's like to feel ignored and unappreciated.

You might feel unappreciated because you do things and might not tell anyone that you did, or you do them when people might be really busy and won't notice unless a fire alarm goes off. Honestly there are a ton of ways to feel unappreciated, the best way to work though it is to talk to the people you want to appreciate you about your feelings. If that doesn't help, you should try seeing a counselor.

You may feel unappreciated but that doesn't mean you are. Someone loves you. You just have to find that person. It can be anyone. Go up to a family member and hug them, then say "I love you". They will say it back. Everyone is appreciated by someone.

Consider who you want to appreciate you, consider if they are worth it. and maybe consider that the only person who needs to really appreciate you is yourself. It's only natural to feel like that sometimes but our decisions is what determines how long we feel that way :)

There is always going to be someone that will respect and appreciate you, you probably just haven't met that person yet. Maybe other people do appreciate you but you don't notice it or maybe you don't show a lot of appreciation either which may result people not appreciating you back

You cant search in the wrong places for this answer.. you can only ask yourself "HOW" you are feeling unappreciated. You cant find the appreciation you deserve in, or from others.. you must appreciate yourself. You are truly amazing and have infinite potential but first you must believe in yourself.