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Does this sound like you You buy a new outfit, picturing yourself looking confident, cool, and very attractive. But then after wearing it for a few weeks something feels off. It becomes any other piece of clothing and it’s on to the next. Clothing often represents the person we want to be. Psychologists say this disconnect is tied to selfdiscrepancy theory—the gap between our ‘actual self’ and our ‘ideal self.’ We don’t just buy clothes—we buy into a vision of who we want to be. But when reality doesn’t match that vision, it leaves us searching for the next quick fix—another outfit—hoping this time it’ll capture our vision. The truth It’s not just you—it’s human nature to dream bigger than reality.