I agree that it can be very painful when people give up on us, and running into the same roadblocks again and again can be very discouraging. I guess my comment here is that other people’s opinion’s do not define your true potential. You have value and potential whether anyone else recognizes it or not! Your well-being and peace is not dependent on what people say, but on who you are! I have to admit that I am deeply affected by what people think and say about me. We are all social creatures and I really do want to be appreciated. But I have also found it quite freeing to put aside worrying about what other people think and just embrace the fact that I do have value and purpose in the world and pursue finding out what that is.