How to Stop Feeling Like a Loser





In 2023, it is socially acceptable to be a loser. It’s like you can’t even hold anyone to any sort of standard without being called toxic — including yourself. Do those messages that tell you to ‘just accept yourself’ no matter what actually work? Does all that self-care and positive self-talk actually make you love yourself? Or is it all a bullshit band-aid to avoid dealing with the core issues that make you feel like a loser? I’m just reminding you of the way you probably already feel and making you confront it. If this doesn’t apply to you, then just stop reading. But if you suspect I’m right, confront it. Stop running. It’s going to hurt. But it’ll be worth it. You know the gaps between who you currently are and who you want to be. Instead of trying to trick yourself into being more confident (it doesn’t work), just close the gap. Here are some strategies you can use to stop feeling like a loser.Homer Simpson: How many sitcoms and cartoons depict husbands as bumbling overweight buffoons who work shit jobs and have kids that don’t respect them? Sex and the City: Women who go through a string of situationships that ultimately fail, only to be alone by the time they’re middle-aged Tik Tok culture: Alcoholic wine aunts, parents that hate their children and loathe taking care of them, thirst trapping teenagers, ‘LOL adulting is so hard,’ ‘dad bods are sexy,’ arrested development personified in 60-second video clips You can’t immunize yourself against pop culture. “Pop culture controls you even if you think you’re separate from it. It is everywhere, from the clothes you wear to the language you use to the way you think. It is a viral pandemic that masks infection by pretending to be part of you. There’s no cure. But if you…