Is it normal to feel used by your friends and family?

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I am generally a happy person without the help of others but sometimes when I need a boost or a positive gesture or encouragement, its just not there, even when I blatently ask.
I feel like I do for everyone, I try and keep track of their likes and dislikes and cater to them as best as I can. I help to show them things that have worked to make me a happier person so they might consider it for themselves.
I rarely get any help or notice for myself, not that I do things in search of that. Is it normal to feel used by your family and friends and taken advantage of even though the things I do are my own choices that are meant to enhance their lives. i have tried to teach people around me the way I would like to be treated by doing the things I would appreciate...but nobody seems to notice how much effort I put in.
Im sure I am not alone in this but please tell me its not common to feel this way, I hate to think that a majority of others are feeling this way.

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Based on 36 votes (26 yes)
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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Be grateful for the little things for an example that you even have a family, and friends.

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    • hopalot
      12 years ago

      I am extremely grateful but there are times when I feel weak and the support I need just isnt there. Maybe Im asking in the wrong ways.

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      • [Old Memory]
        12 years ago

        Hmm... Maybe.. :/
        I feel the same way thought sometimes... ._.

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