You’re here for a good reason...

[ranierean]

I feel like people here cope with seeing "hidden depth" and "potential" that they supposedly have a bit too much…

If you’re old enough you should understand the fact that physiognomy is legit, that everything that people say and think about you is “true”, that every fear and insecurity you have is valid–if this wasn’t the case then they wouldn’t even stick with you.

When you are faced with an inhibition you should give your intelligence *some* credit and admit that it’s there for sound reasons.

Sometimes I wish that I could undo everything and be this being of endless kindness and love but it's not how things are. I'm hideous inside and out. I'm not this tortured soul that yearns to break free, spiritually I'm just as revolting as I look.
Soul and body are the same, being ugly is more important than whatever else qualities that people tend to ascribe to others.

Spoiler: Amor fati

It’s easier to cope with ugliness if you think it’s your “fault”

Water wet thread I know but I see the main appeal of looksmaxxing being its recapture of agency, if you believe in the delusion of self-improvement then you give yourself something to look forward to. Even truecels can pretend like their punishment is karmic justice for the mistakes of their...

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I stopped daydreaming about women

I don't even remember when it happened and I'm only just now realizing that it did. I masturbate only if I get the actual urge and if I can muster all the mental energy that I have to dissociate as hard as I can. It's probably a good thing because my subconscious won't torture me with...

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It's insane how much being ugly impedes you in life

Sometimes I have this urge to actually learn something and to pick up some skill but then this thought immediately ends with "...honestly, to somebody as ugly as me this has little to no utility". Even if you force yourself to do something, this little bit of conjured faux motivation (e.g. "you...

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Being ugly is actually in DSM-5 (you probably have all these traits)

According to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), a person diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder needs to show at least four of the following criteria: Avoids occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal...

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