None of the adults I grew up with, including my parents, ever gave me any encouragement to prosper to something. Whenever I felt excited by something they would always shut me down with snarky comments. When I was in high school and my SA was at it's worst one of my teachers always asked me to demonstrate something or read aloud, he probably thought it would help me build confidence, but all it did was to make me look stupid in front of the entire class. He even asked me why I was so shy and scared all the time in front of the entire class.