I cried at the pottery studio

EDIT: I wasn’t expecting this post to blow up like it did - thank you all for advice and words of encouragement. And thank you for sharing your stories! Reading them helped a lot.. thank you 🙏

30F. I took a 6 week pottery class and then decided to join as a member (just for a month to try it out) so I can practice - because I did really enjoy it.

I have abandoned all hobbies in the past so I wanted this one to maybe stick. Maybe I wouldn’t quit and just be ok at not being good.

Today at the studio I had another lady stop me to tell me what I was doing was wrong. I understand maybe she’s just trying to help, but she definitely could’ve said it nicer. It made me feel stupid, like how could I not know. She was looking at what I was doing a lot too. I literally said to her “I’m a beginner so I’m still learning.” It was also one of those days where nothing I was making was good. I excused myself to the bathroom, shed a few tears and pulled myself together and continued.

I left feeling so embarrassed and defeated and like I want to quit. Surely a hobby shouldn’t make you feel this awful. I’m debating canceling my membership.

I am awful at everything. I’m honestly pathetic. Forever jealous of people who’ve figured out their “thing.”

The most pathetic thing is when I got home I binged on sweets because I was feeling so shitty about myself. Just sad.