Getting to 4 citations on 4 separate papers means you’ve pushed through that valley. You didn’t quit. And the data suggests you won’t.
And that is a milestone worth acknowledging.
For a graduate student, 4 is a foundation. For a postdoc, 4 is a starting gun. For an adjunct, 4 is an epitaph. For a mathematician, 4 is a quiet triumph. For a clinical researcher, 4 is a wake-up call.