Attention DSP viewers stepping into the apparent cesspool that is the Kiwi Farms:
If at any point Phil Burnell got angry at you, or berated you, or called you an idiot, or in any way talked down to you, and your immediate response was something other than to laugh in his face, you are not nearly as strong emotionally as you could be.
I am writing this to you from a place of genuine feeling. It may not be affection or respect but I’m peeling away the veneer of shitty cynicism I typically cower behind to say this: no matter how else you feel about him, Philip Burnell is not a strong or respectable person. He is not a leader. He is not a role model. He is not a good friend. He is not someone you should in any way becoming attached to emotionally. His opinion is not one you should be using to measure your self worth. His interactions are not something you should be depending on to get the goodfeels you need to get through the day. He will let you down and he will not be there for you when you need it.
I am not fucking around here. You are in a place in which it is easy for a person to manipulate you. That a person like Phil is able to do so remotely via the internet is bad as it is; if you encounter someone in real life who is able to do the same and they recognize it (and they will because people who manipulate other people are very good at identifying victims) they will do things which can hurt you.
Find a therapist. Begin attending a support group. Join a beginner D&D group. Do something to begin to bolster your emotional well-being. This is not going to be an easy autumn and winter for huge swaths of the planet. You need to be in a healthy place mentally and emotionally.
Love yourself and realize that you are worth more than the conditional graces of a man whom you pay to acknowledge your existence. You are better than this. You are all better than this. Believe it and then act like it.
okay, faggot out. hug your pets and your kids and your spouses and your siblings. cling to what is most important to you and what lights your torch in the darkness because from day to day it is all you will ever have, and ever need.