The truth is that if they know you, they won’t support you, because familiarity kills respect. The people closest to you don't see your growth; they see your history and remember the old version of you who struggled, doubted, and failed. So when you start evolving, it threatens the image they built in their head, and they can't fathom that you became what they didn't expect. Instead of clapping, they go silent and it's not that strangers are nicer, but that strangers meet you at your current level, while the people who knew you can't let go of your past. Familiarity breeds comfort, and comfort breeds jealousy, because watching you change reminds them that they didn't; they can't support what exposes their stagnation. So if they know you, they won't support you, it's not rejection, but confirmation that you outgrew your circle, and that's the reality of human nature. A healthy mind is a healthy life.
