/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

I follow some artists on social media because I really like their work and show it by leaving some positive feedback sometimes so as to thank them for the nice art. But then some of them do the same to me. Initially I thought my work was actually appreciated and liked, but then I figure that they might only be doing it because I complimented them. I post literally anything and they'll come praising it even if it's deliberate garbage. It really feels like just some "you scratch my back I scratch yours" and has literally zero to do with the actual drawing. It kind of made me feel like shit. I tried showing my drawings to other people that told me they were "meh" at best and had issues. Of course it strengthened my idea. Am I just being a schizo here?