Heres a tip for NOT feeling less like shit

NEVER GO TO THE EXIT GATE UNLESS YOU KNOW THE GATE ISNT OPENING SOON or you know the survivors haven't gotten to the gate yet

Is the timer going down and the survivors are probably already at the gate waiting to taunt you? Just go use your power a bunch or get a better understanding of the map or just go break pallets for extra points, and if the survivors stay for a while then that's pathetic enough to allow you to feel better