Feel that I am falling down this path of bitterness/being doubted and wanting to prove people wrong

[creepy]

Yes we all experience different forms of this. Also your home and ethnic culture can effect your self esteem. In some families which push thier kids to be affluent they accidentally also make their kids feel insecure. You have to have a non-judgemental love and support for family and your kids or they suffer. You never know if the time period you are in is not as good as others for advancement.

When I got out of school the job market was lousy however at that time period and the city I lived in people were not that ambitious which was kinda nice. It felt sorta like the movie Wayne's World. People were more into if you were nice and doing what you love and just getting some kind of job and "partying" on the weekends. That has stayed with me because I do not want to be miserable in what I do. I have been lucky to find work in what I like for about 20 years even though it is not especially high paying. Ironically it got higher paying because of time and the industry is more needed and getting more complicated.

Superficial people are lost and you don't need to live up to their ideals, live up to your own interests. If need be go find some happy stoner, musician types and hang with them, they get rid of bitterness fast because they know life is about enjoyment. That can be a trap later though because it masks those with real drug and motivation issues.

[purehuman]

Originally Posted by watislife1994

So from this I hate to say it became bitter and lonely. I found out who my true friends are and how differently people treat you.

Right now I am going through grad program in hopes I can get a good paying job when I graduate and in a sense prove all the doubters wrong. When I got admitted people started acting more friendly towards me, girls became more interested when before they gave no interest to me.

You learned that sometimes "friends" are not true friends...

Don't be bitter about a lesson learned.
I'd rather be lonely than have fickle "friends".

Don't go through a program just "to prove all the doubters wrong"...do it for YOU.

A true friend will be your friend no matter what your "station" in life.
Sorry you found out the hard way.......that's why true friends are so special...
Sometimes they are few and far between.
Choose your friends wisely...there are many good and loyal people out there.