Hey everyone, I’m Jon from Winnipeg, Canada and I’m definitely an AFC that needs a lot of work not only in getting over my AA but with life in general. It appears that both of these seem to be intertwined so I’m quite fascinated and excited by the prospect of changing my life around.

I came across a similar site around a year ago which I occasionally read articles from but never really did anything with it. Eventually I started listening to the podcasts from the site which led me to “The Game”… then Mystery…then The Pick-Up Artist series…then google’ing to see what kind of community there really was for this and eventually found this site. So here I am…

Few things about me. I’m 29 y/o and suffer from depression and low self-esteem. I used to be on meds but stopped them this past November as I don't want to be controlled by a pill. I have had quite a few girlfriends and great sex in the past but truthfully, I’m not terribly sure how it happened. Clearly I did something right but I don’t know what and I’m certainly not consistent as I have no game and rarely initiate conversations with girls. My last serious relationship went just under 5 years before I ended it around 1 ½ years ago. I started seeing another girl last year and it was going great but then I goofed and blew the whole thing. Since then, nothing. That is, nothing I’ve been interested in. A few girls from where I work have expressed interest but the feelings weren’t mutual. That said, it's been extremely flattering knowing that I do have some appeal despite having a crap self-image.

The depression has been getting worse as I’m lonely as hell and feeling like I have very little to offer a woman. I’ve got a shit job, no car, had to move back in with parents for financial reasons last year, I’ve lost my passions in life, not happy with my looks, extremely shy, don’t go out anymore (used to be a DJ playing at clubs, parties but gradually stopped), lack of motivation/energy/dedication to change despite knowing things will continue getting worse until I do, etc…

One thing I have developed a liking for over the last while though is reading and I’ve come across many motivational authors who have really great messages, however they have no power unless they’re applied.

This last bit is why I’m here, to get help, support, advice, motivation and anything else to help me recreate my life so then I can go up to women without fear, talk to them, develop interest and attraction…and have a ton of fun doing it.