I am a 23-year-old male, and as the title suggests, I have not had anyone who believed in me. This means that I’ve had no one to support my attempts to achieve something. The feedback from my family has often been along the lines of ‘you should be doing this because I did this,’ or ‘something else is better to do,’ indirectly implying, ‘look how well it has worked for me.’ I cannot recall a single instance where I had support for something I was doing or when I expressed a desire to do something different. This remains true even today. I will soon be leaving home for my new job location (staying was not the right choice, but I saved nearly all of my salary), which is a much-needed step. On average, they were not negative but simply absent.
Friendships might fade away, and I believe there is a need to improve my relationship with myself in a way that I don’t feel this void. I understand that many people have had to grow up under far worse circumstances.
Any mention of resources other than books is very much appreciated.
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by Baumeister101