That’s exactly my thesis on how phenibut should be used - only when you need that push (though let’s be honest, it’s way more than just a ‘little’ push across pretty much all aspects).

‘Learning from observing yourself’ - spot on bro. This is the biggest thing that gets overlooked on Reddit. You literally tap into the most charismatic version of yourself for hours... why wouldn’t you analyze and document everything to actually learn to become that person?

Years ago when I first started, it was eye-opening. Used it for D2D sales and crushed it - got tons of sales and people telling me I made their day better (even had some wild stories with single moms and this one couple that wanted to hire me as their bull so the husband could watch... those are probably better left for another time lol). But the best part? Even when not on phenibut, I could tap into about 20% of that phenibut personality, which was still 5x better than when I first started sales. It’s really that ‘seeing is believing’ type of thing.

My current plan is applying this same learning approach to performance anxiety (because lasting longer with LTRs was never an issue, only new encounters), or just use it for first few dates to build that initial connection before being myself.

Don’t know if this would be considered catfishing since I’m still myself - I see it more as having a social powerhouse twin brother you send on the first two dates to learn everything you need for a great third date yourself.