Hello, questioner! I'm Jiang 61.
First of all, I want to thank you for trusting us with your question and for thinking it through with us.
You asked, "What happens when you're not recognized by everyone and are not liked, despite being on good terms with yourself?" Let's talk about it.
1. Questions
1. Relationship
You asked, "If we build a solid relationship with ourselves, what happens when we're not recognized or loved by everyone?"
From your first question, it seems like you're thinking about people and relationships.
Let's talk about relationships.
Relationships are about the connections that exist between people, between people and things, and between things and things.
We can think about relationships between people in two different ways: the relationship between a person and the self, and the relationship between a person and others.
The question you asked today is mainly about relationships between people, which is an interpersonal issue. But people also need to connect with things to survive.
? Relationship with oneself
You think I have a good relationship with myself. I love myself, pay attention to my own expectations, and satisfy my own needs. You think that means I'll be fine.
? Attention from others
However, I don't have a good relationship with others. I'm not recognized, accepted, or liked by them. You're wondering if I'll be able to live a good life.
2⃣️, Question
You said, "I can live a self-contained life even though I feel a little lonely. But if I can't bear the depression anymore, will I still be unable to live?"
I'd like to talk about self-coherence, other-coherence, and depression.
Self-consistency
Self-consistency is about following your own logic and being able to prove that you're not contradictory or wrong. It's a simple concept.
Hejia?
Hejia is about whether the logical system in which the theory is located, the logical systems related to the surrounding area, and the deeper logical systems are consistent. This is self-consistency.
Depression
Depression is a negative emotion, which is not the same as clinical depression. It can make a person feel low and listless. Usually, this kind of emotion is short-lived, and it can be restored to a stable state through positive adjustment.
Depression
Depression is a symptom of neurosis, which is a disease caused by overuse of the brain, mental stress, and physical exertion. This can lead to a dysfunction of the body. Symptoms include insomnia, anxiety, hypochondriasis, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, neurasthenia, and nervous vomiting.
Is it self-consistent?
The second question you're asking yourself is whether you can maintain a good relationship with yourself but not with others. These are two different questions.
Self-consistency is a logical problem. It means that the points and arguments you put forward can be logically related, and there will be no contradictions. So it has nothing to do with relationships.
Is there a chance he'll become depressed?
First, depression is simply a state of low mood. This emotional state can be influenced by relationship status.
Secondly, is there a chance that depression could be caused by an unharmonious relationship with others? There's no evidence to suggest that this is the case.
2. Discussion
1⃣️, self-identity
As you can see, your first question is actually about self-identity, even though it seems to be about relationships.
Self-identity
Self-identity, also known as self-recognition, is about having a consistent view of yourself. It's about integrating all the different things that make up your identity, like your current self-image, physical self, social expectations, group identity, experiences, and future hopes. When you have a strong sense of self-identity, it's like having a complete, harmonious, and consistent structure, which is important for personal growth and self-affirmation.
Self-identity includes personal identity and social identity. It's also about self-recognition, and it's the first and most fundamental level.
Individual identity
Personal identity is all about how you think, what you value, and other things that make you who you are. It's the second part of self-identity and it's shaped by how you interact with the world around you.
Social identity
Social identity is mainly about feeling like you belong and are part of a group. It's the second part of your self-identity.
Not having a clear sense of who you are.
The questioner is thinking about what would happen if social identity were lacking, especially the recognition of others, that is, a lack of social identity. I think that inside you would feel like you didn't belong, like you didn't agree with others, like you were ignored by everyone, and you would feel lonely.
2⃣️, Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory
Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory says that everyone has these five levels of needs, but the urgency with which they manifest themselves varies. A person's most urgent need is the main reason and motivation for action.
As human needs are met, they change from being satisfied externally to being satisfied internally.
As human needs are met, they move up the hierarchy. Once lower-level needs are satisfied, we move on to higher-level needs, which are: physiological needs, safety needs, emotional needs, respect needs, and self-fulfillment needs.
We're moving on to discuss emotional and respect needs.
Emotional needs
This level of needs includes two aspects: the need for affection and the need for a sense of belonging.
The need for affection
Everyone needs to interact with others and form good emotional relationships. They need to maintain harmonious relationships with peers, colleagues, and loved ones.
They love others and also need to be loved.
The need for a sense of belonging
Everyone needs to feel like they belong, like they're part of a group. They want to care for and look after each other.
If this level of need isn't met, he'll feel lost and helpless. There's no way to talk about the need for respect.
The need for respect
The need for respect is about feeling like you matter. You only get that sense of worth once you've been recognized.
There are two types of respect: internal and external.
Internal respect
Internal respect is about a person wanting to be capable, competent, confident, and independent in different situations. Put simply, it's about a person's self-esteem.
You said that if someone can build a good relationship with themselves, it shows that they're highly motivated and have a strong sense of self-worth. They'll have a lot of self-confidence and respect.
External needs
External respect is about wanting status and authority, as well as being respected, trusted, and highly regarded by others.
The need to be respected can give a person confidence in themselves, enthusiasm for society, and a sense of purpose.
Let's revisit the issue you brought up. When you're not recognized or liked by everyone, or when your external needs aren't met, you're not going to be motivated externally. You won't feel the passion to pursue a sense of value or the enthusiasm to be needed. You need to make some improvements.
3⃣️, depression
Depression is a mood disorder. As we said earlier, there are lots of reasons why someone might be depressed, and it's not directly related to how they interact with others, how they see themselves, or whether their external needs are being met.
There's no need to worry about it.
3. How to change the lack of recognition
From what you've said, it seems like you're struggling with feeling unappreciated by others and are looking for ways to improve this. You might want to try the following suggestions and see if they help.
1. Improve your self-identity.
It seems like you need to work on your social identity. You said that you're not recognized or liked by everyone.
That is, the current lack of social recognition.
Know yourself.
Right now, you need to get a good, honest understanding of who you are, what you like and dislike, what you're good at and what you're not so good at, and accept that you have your flaws.
Learn and improve.
Find out what life is like, learn from them, and get involved in knowledge, social interaction, and behavior to improve your own skills.
Get involved in social activities.
Learn to communicate with others, pay attention to others, respect others, and praise others. Find a close friend with whom you can talk about topics that interest both of you, expand your social circle, gain the approval of others, and receive social support.
Make yourself better.
Don't be afraid of failure. Use what you've learned to study, work, and live your life. Try different ways to improve yourself and find a path that suits your growth. Build confidence and win praise.
2⃣️, meet external needs
You can only know who you are, where you come from, and where you can go once you've perfected your self-identity. Once you understand your abilities and know what you can do, what you accept, and what you provide, with a clear sense of boundaries, you can respond in a timely manner based on your own characteristics, strengths, and preferences to meet external needs.
Get the recognition you deserve and a sense of worth that lasts.
3⃣, Build good relationships with people
Building good relationships is an essential step towards success and ultimately reaching the highest level of the hierarchy of needs – self-actualization. It requires effective communication and emotional self-management.
Building effective relationships
Interpersonal relationships are social relationships that people form in the course of their work or daily lives. These relationships affect people's psychology and create a sense of distance in their minds.
Effective communication
Effective communication is key.
Communication is basically the exchange of information. It's the whole process of sharing a message with someone and hoping for a certain response. If you get what you want, it's effective communication.
Communication includes both verbal and non-verbal messages, with the non-verbal part often being more important than the verbal part. Effective communication is really important when it comes to dealing with interpersonal relationships and complex social relationships at school and work.
Here are the steps to effective communication:
There are four steps to effective communication:
The first thing to do is to express your feelings, not your emotions.
The second step is to express what you want, not what you don't want. Let's say you're angry. Don't say you're angry.
Step 3: State your needs, not your complaints. Don't let the other person guess what you want.
Step 4: Instead of complaining about where you are, express where you want to go. Focus on the end result, not on the event itself.
Let's talk about managing your emotions.
Finally, a few words about emotional management. It's really important to learn how to manage your emotions if you want to handle interpersonal relationships well. Emotional management is:
Next, you need to recognize your emotions.
This is the first step in emotional management. When you have an emotion, recognize what it is, such as anxiety, anger, sadness, etc.
It's important to accept your emotions.
Healthy emotions are in line with the situation. When your feelings match the reality of the situation, you can tell yourself, "This is normal." This is accepting your emotions.
This way of thinking will help you feel less stressed and more in control.
It's important to be able to express your emotions.
When we talk about emotional expression, we're talking about sharing our own emotions. It's all about using "I" and "my feelings" to show how we're feeling.
Cultivating Emotions
Cultivating and practicing emotion management is also key. There are a few ways to do this:
(1) Living a regular life will also help keep your emotions in check.
2) Find something you enjoy doing and use it to boost your mood. Love yourself and love life, and appreciate the beauty around you.
3) Look after others and care for them. Let love fill your heart. Helping others is the best feeling. It's great to help people help themselves.
4) Connecting with nature and taking in the essence of heaven and earth can help open your heart and soothe and stabilize your emotions.
5) Spend time with people who are emotionally stable to help keep your emotions in check.
Questioner, I hope you find this exploration of the problem you raised of facing disapproval from everyone helpful.
I hope the questioner is doing well!
Comments
We build a strong foundation with ourselves, so even if no one else approves or loves us, we find strength in our own company and values.
Facing disapproval and lack of love from others, a welldeveloped selfrelationship allows us to stand firm in our beliefs and choices, embracing solitude without despair.
When everyone turns away, the resilience from a healthy selfrelationship can carry us through, making loneliness bearable and affirming our path despite external rejection.
If we cultivate deep selflove and acceptance, the absence of external validation becomes less impactful, as we've already found what we seek within ourselves.
A robust inner life means that, even in the face of universal disapproval, we might feel isolated but remain anchored by our principles and selfworth.