A knack for getting ignored

What are you good at?

And underestimated.  My entire life has been fraught with being underestimated and constantly having to prove myself.  Now, you may think that this is normal, and it is.

But, for me, there’s always a special err of “you aren’t like us so we don’t even care about what you have to say and do.”

Hence, why I feel that I’m getting kicked out of the corporate sphere, why I feel that I don’t often get the support that I need (even when I build up the courage to ask), and why I feel disillusioned, despite continuing to work hard and do my best in the things expected of me.

Even though I can do everything from coding to drawing and analyzing, it’s disheartening when I’m constantly feeling insecure just because I’m not acknowledged.

I understand why I feel this way, I’m still human and, thus, a social creature.  But, when society looks down on my existence and the discomfort of people like myself is the price of keeping this system afloat, it’s no wonder I experience the physical and mental health issues that I do.