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606947  No.142230

Lately I've been working out harder and being more serious about eating enough to get gains etc and I've noticed that my mindset has become more aggressive. I smile less, have more negative thoughts about other people and am more outspoken about things that annoy me etc. In some ways those are good traits, not taking shit from any one, being upfront about things that annoy you rather than a passive agressive beta etc, but overall I don't think that my personality has "developed" in a good direction. Overall I'm usually a positive, extroverted guy that makes friends easily and people complement my good vibe/energy/positivity. Now I often feel like I'm on coke, just full of my self, an unwarranted sense of being above others around me, I'm more introverted etc.

Is this just a normal effect of testo levels rising? Will it level out over time, or should I do some psychedelics or something to confront my ego? I dont use roids or anything for the record.

I experienced a similar phenomenon last year as well when I became more stringent about my diet and went harder at the gym. My mindset became more negative, ie putting down others in my mind who I percieved to be below my status, I felt entitled to women and would feel pissed off etc when rejected rather than not making a big deal out of it. Then I started caring less about gains and more about my happiness, ate more crap etc (I've a fast metabolism) and I became happier, more sociable, made more friends again etc without really going out of shape in any way as I originally feared would happen.

606947  No.142231

Also: anyone else experienced the same?


9d15c8  No.142232

You're using terms like 'good' and 'positive' and 'negative.' No context there. I don't know what you mean. What is 'good' and 'negative' to a faggot or shitskin is irrelevant to me.

I'd suggest you look up the relationship between testosterone, oxytocin, the effects of exercise and how adjusting hormone levels typically causes both to raise. Maybe you need to add more light activity to your workout; meditation, stretching or a social sport. Testosterone will make you more aggressive, oxytocin is the 'love' hormone, but studies show benefits to neurological development and muscular regeneration as well. Could just be a side effect of stress release, or there might be more going on with the hormone.


105812  No.142233

I'd recommend mushrooms.


3bc027  No.142234

You are mislead on the effects of testosterone and androgens. What you are describing is a poorer state of health with likely higher estrogen and serotonin levels. It also sounds like GABA has tanked. High androgens + high GABA in the absence of excessive estrogen and serotonin tends to support an upbeat attitude. If GABA is too low, alcohol will seem to fix every mental issue and improve socialization ability (not necessarily socialization drive). This doesn't mean you should drink alcohol, but it is a way to gauge an imbalance if you won't become an alcoholic after one drink. Being replete with B vitamins is important for GABA production, but other substances are involved in GABA "signalling system" by either also acting on GABA receptors, causing GABA production to increase, or both. Glycine and taurine are probably among the more important ones. This is why it is extra important to not have an alcohol habit because the liver is where these two amino acids come from when absent from the diet. Liver function can deteriorate for various reasons, and these importantly include malnourishment, a high fat diet, a high ratio of polyunsaturated fat in the diet, and alcoholism.

I would suggest that glycine (or gelatin) and taurine supplementation is something that everyone with dysfunctional livers should try. I don't think muscle meat should be consumed often without adding a bit of glycine to balance the amino ratios. Ruminant liver 2-3 times per week is likely to be of benefit because it will provide nutrients pertaining to liver function as a package with rate limiting micronutrients such as molybdenum. I just had some liver myself for the first time in a while, and the result is a surge of energy. Vitamin E is something that can stabilize liver function if there's a lot of polyunsaturated fat in there, and taurine, caffeine, and vitamin K can help clean up the liver. So it's very possible you want liver, coffee, and leafy greens such as kale along with any supplements you use to restore balance.

Another interesting thing to try is kimchi. If kimchi is not pasteurized and is fermented traditionally, it can contain bacteria that will colonize the intestines and various nooks and crannies where it will produce GABA for you and send it up your vagus nerve. Sauerkraut may or may not have this same bacteria, but it is probably more likely to be pasteurized or not traditionally fermented. Kimchi goes well with white rice.


602faa  No.142254

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Don't worry, bro, I feel the same. It's okay to feel this way. I don't know, how to word it correctly, but I'll try.

For me, this is a feeling of some weird self care. I love myself and what I have accomplished so far, and so I become mean to those, who aren't /fit/ or just doesn't look worthy my attention/time.

For example, if a person is a complete mess, with no order in his life, why should I care about him? (exceptions are elderly people, kids and those with untreatable sicknesses)

I love to make mean references about others and be straight forward mean in conversations. I don't care about what others will think. I stand by my statement and if someone has a problem with it, I'm not afraid to get my knuckles dirty.


49d4bb  No.142260

I hate being an asshole. I’ve become a selective mute because I just lack the social skills many people have. I can’t make small talk very easily. If I do, I regret it since I inevitably say something stupid and contrived that I wouldn’t really say if I knew the person better. So I try to merely smile when I can even if I don’t respond to people. I don’t want to let them use me as a butt of a joke.


5b6b2e  No.142264

You're not an asshole, people are just oversensitive babies that cry over the smallest dumbest things. You've become a man in a world of overgrown children. Welcome to manhood as it was before the 20th century happened.


22418c  No.142278

>>142230

balance out the weights with gentle restorative stuff like walks, meditation, nature, getting laid, massage. Also watch comedies, read lighthearted stuff, find some cool laid back people to hang with.


956db2  No.142279

>>142233 (checked)

CBD might help even things out if legal in your country OP


1cb5d5  No.142347

I always offended people with my speech and mannerisms by coming off as "thinking I'm better than them" because I'm smart. When people say stupid normalfag shit, I tend to correct them, or if it's really an egregious lack of logic I'll just treat them like a child, or be awestruck at their wilful ignorance. They get pissy about this and call me an asshole, when really they're just a dumb fuck and hate their dumb fuckery being exposed.

I used to care about this and tried to restrain myself from the speech patterns and criticisms that chased people away so I wouldn't appear to be an asshole. I ended up just saying nothing 95% of the time because it's impossible to bring myself down to their level without insulting them somehow. I was fat so I was searching for acceptance and censoring myself for it.

Since I started lifting, I stopped giving a shit about offending anyone and went back to being an asshole and acting better than them, because now I'm smarter AND in better physical shape, so I know for certain I'm superior to these people. If they get offended and avoid me in the future, fucking good. One less shithead I have to deal with, I can spend my time with my equals.


9d15c8  No.142348

>>142347

Kek. Makes me think about the times I held my tongue because I didn't want to 'offend' people or get confrontational.


f2be03  No.142349

>>142347

Here we can observe an enlightened Rick & Morty viewer ascend to godhood


1cb5d5  No.142355

>>142349

>brainlet who can't relate thinks everyone with a vocabulary is a fedoralord


b03e40  No.142358

>>142355

>fuck

>dumb fuck

>dumb fuckery

>fucking good

>shit

>shithead

<this is considered a "vocabulary" by the dumbfag

Top laff

Keep your solipsistic delusions of grandeur on /r9k/


6bc91e  No.142363

>>142355

*unsheathes vocabulary*

*teleports behind you*

Heh nothin personnel kid


d91fa6  No.142379

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

5db2ee  No.142386

>>142347

This is Elliot Rodgers, but now with big muscles


9a4e9b  No.142512

>>142230

>or should I do some psychedelics or something to confront my ego?

How about you try doing that without the psychedelics first? Trying to find an easy answer through psychedelics isn't a good idea. Look through your mind and figure out why you're feeling this way, are there certain things you've repressed before that you feel you're more confident about showing openly now that you're going to the gym seriously? I remember working out for the first time I felt like I could stare people down and would usually walk a bit wider after a workout. It's pretty funny thinking about it in hindsight.

>My mindset became more negative, ie putting down others in my mind who I percieved to be below my status, I felt entitled to women and would feel pissed off etc when rejected rather than not making a big deal out of it.

You definitely sound like you have an ego problem.

No one here knows you enough to give you really meaningful advice. Just remember for yourself that there is no shame in being humble and there's no need to think higher of yourself just because you lift.

That might sound counter-intuitive, but I'm also not saying to not be proud of good things you accomplish or not to be assertive, but there's a finesse to these things. Gotta find the balance.

How old are you, by the way?


1cb5d5  No.142513

>>142358

I swear for the fun of it, suck my dick.


d91fa6  No.142529

>>142513

That's not very intellectual.


2b25a3  No.142834

>>142358

>implying one's choice of diction correlates with one's intelligence.


e1ac3f  No.142841

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>>142834

>Speaking formally to try and show off your vocabulary on an imageboard


3f3773  No.142849

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Becoming an asshole is apart of becoming Chad. Embrace it.


9a4e9b  No.142858

>>142841

I think he was using some kind of irony there, implying he's stupid. If that wasn't intended then that makes it better.




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