It's worse when you're an extreme introvert and incapable of enjoying yourself in social situations that don't involve people with a very narrow selection of personality types, despite going through denial and having optimistic thoughts immediately followed by a thought saying "don't get your hopes up".
I definitely went through a phase like that. Dad has never been that supportive of things Im interested in and always, even to this day, has tried to tell me I fail at everything. What I did though was basically say "fuck your shit. This is me". Thats how I approach anything that tries to tear me down. Im stubborn and I try my hardest. If thats not good enough, its not.