Why do people stop working towards achieving their dreams?

Telling others about your dreams. They can then ridiculize you. And you can begin to kind of..back off.

:friends/family influence

There's a bunch of reasons that i can think of right now.

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:not enough support

I was born with plenty of..talent. I loved singing, and dreamed about being a singer, but i was told that I wasn't pretty enough, and did i have a voice! I loved drawing but my mom kept on telling me how useless that is and that artists die in hunger. I loved justice, and wanted to become a judge, but my parents kept on telling me that i am not smart enough. So.. I gave up on doing things i loved and dreamed about. Now, I started dreaming again, now, when there is no influence arround me anymore to suppress who i am, but following my dream now comes at a cost; a cost i can not afford. I didn't give up on this one yet but seems financially impossible.

:financial struggles

How did you cope when someone you love, dealing with hyper-independence and trauma, felt they needed space to heal alone? Were you able to support them without overstepping, and did you eventually reconnect? How did that journey unfold?

Hope this helps clear it up a bit. Is my personal experience, it doesn't have to be this.

Why do people stop working towards achieving their dreams?

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