Life is a struggle for everyone. Not just you. Nothing that I said indicated that I thought anything close to this.

I am sure you are surrounded by people who only care about themselves because maybe that is their priority.

I'm not upset that people are concerned with themselves, I'm upset that when I lend an ear or show interest they don't do the same for me. At this point it feels like my struggles are the ones that don't matter.

That should be your priority. You need to care about your self. No one can make you feel good but you. You are in control of your feelings, you are in control of your life. The people around you are your supporting cast because they are part of your life movie. I am sure that you have felt this way because maybe there is something unfinished in your life that never materialized, but I am here to tell you that what ever it is that you want to accomplish you need to begin to unravel it. Life is short and waiting on someone to acknowledge you is not the way to go. You need to make your self known to the world. You need to find what makes you happy. You need to find the bliss in your life, that sense of accomplishment within your self. And you don't need the approval of anyone else to do it.

This is such an oversimplification. I have been a lone wolf for years. I'm specifically trying to figure out how to relate to people because I've learned that it's simply not true that you can muster up satisfaction from within. No. I need validation just like everyone else does.

I believe that if you have the power to write this then you have the power to do something about it. Don't get me wrong. I hear you, I read it and I feel your pain, but the only way you can take care of that pain is by doing something about it and not write about it unless you are writing your success story. I probably can do things to fix it but this subreddit is for getting things off your chest, so....I wasn't gonna not write about it...

Only you can create it, only you can write it. But you have to stand up and fight for what you want. If the people around you do not support or care about what you are doing then find people that do, and do not pity your self with this non-sense. Because just like you said, no one cares. So if no one cares then why are you worried about what they think?

Unfortunately we're social creatures and need others to care about us. That's why. I can't be the only one to care for myself and be happy with just that.

Do you. Care for you. Accomplish you. Apply yourself. Do it yourself. The best satisfaction in this world is to be able to stand in front of the mountain top and say: "I did this myself" with your sweat, with your tears, with your effort. No one is going to give you their energy to accomplish your goals.That energy comes from you. Create a plan, create a goal, create an environment that will support what you want to do. So the only question that I have for you is. What are you going to do about?

I appreciate you taking the time to say all this, but it's generic self-help that isn't relevant to my problem. I don't need motivation to meet my goals. I need to know why no one cares about me.