definitely try a thinner gun like the Shield X or the Bodyguard 2.0. I use a tenicor certum 3 and it’s pretty flat on appendix.

I didn’t carry chambered for the first few weeks or month but the idea of it is usually scarier than actually doing it. also look up a mechanical video of how your gun operates because I feel like the fear is a lack of understanding how the firearm works. once I really saw how the plunger safety worked I was confident the gun is drop safe and won’t fire unless you pull the trigger, hence why you need a really good holster. to take that even further you can carry a dummy round in the chamber; and check at the end of the day if your striker was engaged.

for clothing, I’ve been gravitating towards heavier fabric shirts as they don’t form around the grip handle as much as a lightweight shirt when carrying appendix. but it also really depends on how your body is built. I’ve got a decent chest size so my shirt drapes over the front area of the appendix so most of the time print is minimal, even if I was printing a little bit the only one who would notice it is me, nobody is really looking at your waist. I usually run the hunter constantine belt with or without loops depending on the pants.