IWTL how I can become less envious of others successes

Drawing and creating art, in any medium, is one of my favourite things to do. I really love to create characters, backgrounds and my own spin on existing media as well. It’s one of the few things I’d consider myself to be good at, and it’s brought lots of joy and connections to my life.

However, I’ve always struggled with posting my art online as I am constantly comparing my work to others. It never seems to gain the same traction. This has always been a struggle since I was younger, but more recently it’s almost brought me onto the verge of burnout. When I was younger I still had fun even if my art received little to no views, but now every time it happens I just cant seem to find myself having fun anymore. Ill enjoy the initial process of making the art, post it, and then lose that feeling as it gains no attention— its been getting worse the more hours I put into a piece, and it’s even making me resent other artists. Drawing is now more of a chore than something I enjoy.

I don’t like how resentment and envy makes me feel and I don’t want to resent others works’ as I know they’ve likely put in their best into what they do too, and have also had bad days as well. I really want to know how to make these emotions bite the curb as I do not want it to become a habit. It just feels like once I start, it gets worse and worse and harder to control. How can I resolve this?