Life and people are gonna do their utmost to devalue you and see you at the bottom of the pit. Peoole loves watching others fail. If you dont love yourself and accept their perceptions, you're letting others dictate your existence and reality. Ignore all, respectyourself, love yourself and do your thing. The reason others blatantly bring you down in various ways is because deep inside those people are way below you and are trying to drag you down with them. Ignore them and don't say anything.