All,

The Red Pill became a part of my life one year ago, and I've found this space incredibly helpful. I'm in my early 50s and in a post- divorce-rape LTR. My situation isn't yours, of course. But I wanted to post on my one-year RP "rebirth day" in an effort to give back. These are some of the side effects you may experience.

If you're just getting started, you're likely to find that:

  1. The anger and sense of despair fade. There is real truth to the cliche that "it doesn't get easier, but you get better." Lifting and accomplishing goals help in a big way even if the goals you achieve are small.

  2. TV shows and movies will become unwatchable. Your awareness will inevitably make you recoil in anger at nearly every movie and nearly every time you turn on the TV: The fem-centric brain beating never stops. Even my enjoyment of the NFL has been ruined by anti-male commercials, forced pink uniforms during "women's health month," and nausiating "public service announcements." There is an upside to all of this: Less entertainment = more time for self-improvement.

  3. You will be tempted to drop RP wisdom on your beta co-workers, friends, relatives, and even women. Don't. It will help nobody and lead nowhere. Let your actions do the talking. As you develop frame and strengthen it, the people in your life WILL react. The subtle long-term changes probably will have more impact than trying to become an alpha jerk-boy overnight.

  4. You will start to notice and resent the feminine imperative in your workplace unless you're lucky enough to have chosen a male-oriented line of work. Conniving female managers, cubicle drama queens, and HR political officers probably irritated you in even your most beta days. But now, you despise their behavior on a whole new level. You may just find yourself considering a career change.

Above all, you will experience struggle-- and hopefully come out better on the other side. I'm still climbing and it usually isn't easy. But it really is better to live an ugly truth than a pretty lie. Stay frosty, gents!