Do you seek external validation? It could be at work, at home, or anywhere else. Some people are great at giving praise and showing appreciation. Other are not so much. If you are expecting it from those who don't do that, could you be setting yourself up for failure, or anger?

If praise and validation don't come natural to some people, but we expect it, maybe its time to let those people off the hook and look at what they do to show appreciation.