93symmetrymog
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I still think it's crazy how much changed between 2022 and 2026.
Back in 2022 I was overweight and insecure. I ended up falling into the whole looksmaxxing rabbit hole because I genuinely believed my appearance was the biggest thing holding me back. I watched hours of QOVES Studio videos breaking down facial aesthetics, also watched Wheat Waffles talking about attraction and self-improvement, and even found PsycHacks videos like "Be the Person You Can Love: How to Build Self-Esteem" at a time when I probably needed to hear it the most.
I tried basically everything people were talking about back then. Losing weight, lifting, skincare, finding a hairstyle that actually suited me, improving my wardrobe, mewing, chewing hard gum, eye-area training, bonesmashing, jaw exercises, posture you name it. Looking back, some of it definitely helped, while some of it was just cope.
The biggest difference by far was losing the weight. Once I got lean, everything else started stacking on top of it. My face looked better, clothes fit properly, I carried myself differently, and over time I stopped seeing myself as the insecure guy I was in 2022.
A few years ago there was no chance I would've confessed to a girl I liked. I would've talked myself out of it before I even had the chance to get rejected.
This year I finally did.
She liked me back.
I'm not saying looksmaxxing is some fucking magical solution, because it isn't. If anything, I think it just got me to care about myself enough to keep improving. The real change happened through coping and slowly building confidence over four years.
It's funny looking back now. The guy reading forum posts about how to looksmax at 2 a.m. somehow ended up becoming someone who actually had the confidence to take a chance instead of wondering "what if?" like i would genuinely think what if she doesnt like me or what if she makes fun of me instead of actually trying.
2022 me would've never believed this, also got a job now so i will probably quit. i thank god im not a involuntary celibate anymore, hope this brings joy to the people reading this as lifefuel.
Back in 2022 I was overweight and insecure. I ended up falling into the whole looksmaxxing rabbit hole because I genuinely believed my appearance was the biggest thing holding me back. I watched hours of QOVES Studio videos breaking down facial aesthetics, also watched Wheat Waffles talking about attraction and self-improvement, and even found PsycHacks videos like "Be the Person You Can Love: How to Build Self-Esteem" at a time when I probably needed to hear it the most.
I tried basically everything people were talking about back then. Losing weight, lifting, skincare, finding a hairstyle that actually suited me, improving my wardrobe, mewing, chewing hard gum, eye-area training, bonesmashing, jaw exercises, posture you name it. Looking back, some of it definitely helped, while some of it was just cope.
The biggest difference by far was losing the weight. Once I got lean, everything else started stacking on top of it. My face looked better, clothes fit properly, I carried myself differently, and over time I stopped seeing myself as the insecure guy I was in 2022.
A few years ago there was no chance I would've confessed to a girl I liked. I would've talked myself out of it before I even had the chance to get rejected.
This year I finally did.
She liked me back.
I'm not saying looksmaxxing is some fucking magical solution, because it isn't. If anything, I think it just got me to care about myself enough to keep improving. The real change happened through coping and slowly building confidence over four years.
It's funny looking back now. The guy reading forum posts about how to looksmax at 2 a.m. somehow ended up becoming someone who actually had the confidence to take a chance instead of wondering "what if?" like i would genuinely think what if she doesnt like me or what if she makes fun of me instead of actually trying.
2022 me would've never believed this, also got a job now so i will probably quit. i thank god im not a involuntary celibate anymore, hope this brings joy to the people reading this as lifefuel.
