He looks awkward, sitting there on the couch; talking about his feelings and the shit his old man put him through isn't exactly something he does or enjoys. Childhood trauma? Please. He's fine.

"Yeah, true. Like his ghost is still there, I guess. Always criticizing me, always praising Sam."

Which -- that's fine. Dean purposefully took the brunt of his dad's bullshit to keep Sam from it, so it isn't like he didn't ask for it, or anything. But it still sucked to constantly want approval and affection and never getting it, only seeing it bestowed on his little brother.