Never await appreciation or approval for your work from anyone outside of you. Appreciation and approval of your work, your actions, and you should happen from within.
Always waiting to be gauged, scanned, and marked for brilliance can make you an emotive slave for life.
When you feel terribly deprived of appreciation, do relax and meditate, and thank yourself for the fantastic work you’ve been doing, and thank all the people who’ve helped you in your journey so far.
A world of good will happen to you from within. Remember the classic saying: what you give is what you get.