I just want to hear someone say "You're doing well"

Ever since starting uni, it seems like every task is a monumental burden. I've been told to "do small steps every day" but literally no one gives a shit about what's going on in your life, they demand the same effort from you as they do from a normal, balanced person. They just want to tear you apart, piece by piece. It's never enough. I'm never enough. I feel exhausted and discouraged that nobody acknowledges that I'm trying. I am humiliated because I feel the need to be praised all the time, like a dog. I feel like an ungrateful piece of shit. Life was better in high school, when I believed I was the best at what I did. Even though I wasn't the best, the fact that I got praised gave me the drive to do that thing every fucking day until I improved, while now I can't even do the most basic of tasks without feeling overwhelmed. I hate this world.