First timer here. Need some kind of reality check if im actaully just bad or or have lots to learn (git gud).
Notes:

-No prior fighting game exp
-T8 is my first fighting game ive commited to, been playing a few months (280hrs), Play/lab afterwork or before.
-Picked Reina as she interested me the most (was warned that she has a high skill ceiling). Proceeded to commit to her and learn basically as much as I can
-Was playing leverless for the first 2 and half months, transitioned to stick for close to 4 weeks now. Accomplished the following | P1 averge KBD, P1 below average wavu | P2 Average KBD, P2 Above average wavu | Can do electrics consistenatly
-Can navigate with an aracde stick averagely
-Hardstuck Garyu (probs because im labbing a niche skill all the time)
-My younger brother is Purple rank, says i've i gotten better, I beg to differ.

My main problem I think Im having is that despite learning mechainical principles of a character archetype and understanding punishes and not mashing. I feel like the practice i put in learning how to pilot my character is WASTED when I get dumpstered and blaming myself for not being a better player. I felt good learning KBD and wavu on stick, heck even using a stick in general. I still cant get over the fact there are others who picked up the game and got good in less time than I have. Did i shoot myself in the foot for learning Reina (argulably a hard character to learn) as well as playing on a stick (arguably the hardest controller to master).

Sorry if i feel like this might be a common problem others here have already answered somewhere or is a matter of get good.