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Update (small sample size). I was in a 3-way pot this evening with QQ, where I raised pre-flop. Flop was AT6, turn was an 8 and I got check-raised and there was an overcaller. Though the pot was 10BB when it came back to me to call 1BB cold, I folded here (mainly because I figured someone overcalling was also a problem.

Not that it matters, check-raiser showed TT, overcaller showed A2s

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So what's the problem here? You played it right and saved yourself a lot of money. You were the first raiser so you can put him on a high ace or a pair to call you depending on his style of play. Of course he can call with less. Flop kills you with the ace and with the ten. You put out a bet to see where your opponents stood and they told you. You had the worst hand. It happens.

I read a response a while ago that I thought made a good point. People tend to remember their beats more than their wins. That river that sucked out will drive you nuts while your driving home but the times when you sucked out will just be a pleasant memory.

I've been through the same streak that you are going through and my advice is just to examine yourself to see if you are falling into any discernible patterns. I found that I was not calling enough on all-in showdowns when I held a decent hand even if the pot odds weren't quite at the right level. In my $100NL game this was deadly. I was getting an image as someone who could be pushed off the pot. I made an effort to make that final call and was pleasantly surprised to see that I was winning the showdowns quite a bit more than I expected to. Plus I started getting back my rep as a good player. Of course this meant less all-in showdowns but I was then able to make plays earlier in the hand and win there.