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I want to preface this post by saying that you don’t truly understand what life has to offer until you experience what it’s like to be conventionally attractive.
I first realized I was ugly during my freshman year of high school. You might wonder how someone could reach fourteen years old without knowing that but I was homeschooled growing up. I lived in a rural area and had very limited interaction with people outside my immediate environment. When I finished eighth grade, my parents gave me the option to either continue homeschooling or attend public school. Choosing public school was both the best and worst decision I’ve ever made.
From the moment I arrived, I was immediately outcast. I was bullied, robbed, beaten up, and largely ignored, especially by girls. This continued for about a year and a half. During my sophomore year, I finally got my first girlfriend. At the time, I was still unattractive, but I was blinded by emotion and didn’t realize I was being used for money. By the end of that year, I was convinced she was the love of my life. Then everything collapsed. I found out she had been cheating on me with an older guy for nearly two months.
I was completely broken no motivation, no friends, no money, and no relationship. I spiraled into poor decisions and drug use, which ultimately led to an overdose. I lost 40 pounds in two weeks and nearly lost my life. After I recovered, it was summer break, and I was 40 pounds lighter.
That summer marked a turning point. I became disciplined about improving myself. I focused on my appearance fixing my skin with Accutane, going to the gym, losing excess weight, and refining my overall presentation. By the time summer ended, the transformation was undeniable. I left my sophomore year at 5’6” and 190 pounds. I entered my junior year at 6’0” and 150 pounds.
On the first day back, as i was walking into the school, my principal stopped me. He introduced himself, then reacted with visible shock when I told him who I was. He apologized for not recognizing me and complimented how much I had changed. Before first period even ended, I asked a simple question about signing into a computer, and three different girls got out of their seats to help me. That moment alone was surreal I had never been treated with that level of kindness or interest in my life.
The rest of the year followed the same pattern. The bullying stopped. I made friends. I was invited to parties. It felt less like I had been given a new life and more like I was finally allowed to live instead of merely survive.
I’m not telling this story to brag. I’m telling it to show what’s possible. Looksmaxing took me from surviving, to living. So stop setting for surviving and ascend.
i’ll tell more story’s about life after ascending another time, don’t want the thread to be too long
I first realized I was ugly during my freshman year of high school. You might wonder how someone could reach fourteen years old without knowing that but I was homeschooled growing up. I lived in a rural area and had very limited interaction with people outside my immediate environment. When I finished eighth grade, my parents gave me the option to either continue homeschooling or attend public school. Choosing public school was both the best and worst decision I’ve ever made.
From the moment I arrived, I was immediately outcast. I was bullied, robbed, beaten up, and largely ignored, especially by girls. This continued for about a year and a half. During my sophomore year, I finally got my first girlfriend. At the time, I was still unattractive, but I was blinded by emotion and didn’t realize I was being used for money. By the end of that year, I was convinced she was the love of my life. Then everything collapsed. I found out she had been cheating on me with an older guy for nearly two months.
I was completely broken no motivation, no friends, no money, and no relationship. I spiraled into poor decisions and drug use, which ultimately led to an overdose. I lost 40 pounds in two weeks and nearly lost my life. After I recovered, it was summer break, and I was 40 pounds lighter.
That summer marked a turning point. I became disciplined about improving myself. I focused on my appearance fixing my skin with Accutane, going to the gym, losing excess weight, and refining my overall presentation. By the time summer ended, the transformation was undeniable. I left my sophomore year at 5’6” and 190 pounds. I entered my junior year at 6’0” and 150 pounds.
On the first day back, as i was walking into the school, my principal stopped me. He introduced himself, then reacted with visible shock when I told him who I was. He apologized for not recognizing me and complimented how much I had changed. Before first period even ended, I asked a simple question about signing into a computer, and three different girls got out of their seats to help me. That moment alone was surreal I had never been treated with that level of kindness or interest in my life.
The rest of the year followed the same pattern. The bullying stopped. I made friends. I was invited to parties. It felt less like I had been given a new life and more like I was finally allowed to live instead of merely survive.
I’m not telling this story to brag. I’m telling it to show what’s possible. Looksmaxing took me from surviving, to living. So stop setting for surviving and ascend.
i’ll tell more story’s about life after ascending another time, don’t want the thread to be too long
