Feeling Under-appreciated

Do people only look at the bad? Can you not see when someone is trying?

I learned in university that you need to praise students for good work or participation or even just trying so they feel appreciated and acknowledge for the work they put in. Therefore, students will feel more motivated to do better and continue to work hard so they can get acknowledge for their work.

I think it is the same for adults if you don't feel like someone appreciate what you are doing, it makes you feel like why am I doing this? What is it achieving? Nothing so why bother? Those kind of feelings if you do appreciate and you don't act on then likely chances that person will end up giving up.

Why am I saying this? Well. . . I forget. . . But I guess I did feel it a bit before. I honestly wanna change and I am trying but I would like some acknowledge meant or some sort so I don't feel like all my effort is just wasting my time.

I know before I tried and then I return back to my old self so this time I am trying to make it last but right now. With everything going on? I just don't feel it is worth my time. But I still wanna try. . . I'm just can't remember why I wanna do it now. . .