Maybe you're selling it wrong, or presenting yourself inappropriately. Namely, if I want to climb everest, and I walked up a local hill - it would seem silly to say "Look everybody at me I'm on my way to climbing everest!" - even though that could be a true statement.
Maybe you need to be more modest about describing it, especially if you can't handle the feedback.
Maybe you need to be more modest about describing it, especially if you can't handle the feedback.