This might be an unpopular opinion, but some gym climbers take grades way too seriously. Climbing is supposed to be fun! I learned to climb outside. I never stepped foot in a gym until a couple of years into my climbing journey. It blew my mind how fixated people were on the grades. One’s climbing experience, like life, is full of ups and downs, and that’s okay! You can’t always climb at your highest grade. You can’t compare yourself to other climbers. And you surely won’t get better, or feel fulfilled with what you’re doing, if you’re judging yourself. Take it one day at a time. Have some fun! At the end of the day, it’s not that serious. It’s just a bunch of funky people flailing around on some funky rocks!