For most of my life I’ve rarely seen respect from the majority of the people I associate and call “friends”. In middle school I had friends that would ignore or make things seem unimportant yet I was expected to be the person that everyone went to I knew. High school was worse my 2 close “friends” both just used me as a punching bag and someone to go to when shit wasn’t right. My opinion never mattered and I always felt like I had to prove myself to the group I always hung around. Adult life hasn’t been much better either. At one job I was used and walked all over. I was made the slave at one one small point and constantly reminded of how expendable I was. Many empty promises at that company. Current job I have absolutely no respect from fellow co workers. Always taking without asking using my area as they see fit not returning things in a timely manner etc. even my now finally divorced ex wife and her family have rarely respected me. What the hell am I doing wrong? What am I doing that’s causing all this disrespect? I’m not mean I’m not an asshole. I’m to the point of asking what’s the point in sticking around a group of people if I’m never respected yet they demand it? I’m tired of it.