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Welcome to episode 16 of the podcast today we're going to talk about the topic of confidence and belief in oneself

but also false confidence, false bravado,

and what's called being a paper tiger.

So let's take a look at this.

If you're overcoming an anxiety disorder

having confidence and belief in yourself is essential you have to have that but false

confidence and so false bravado really doesn't help. So let's

learn how to walk the walk if we're going to talk to talk. Let's start by looking at the

phrase Paper Tiger. What does it mean to be a Paper Tiger? For what I can gather, paper tiger is actually an English translation of an Asian phrase that I can't pronounce so I'm not even going to try.

The term actually refers to somebody or something that seems threatening and imposing but in reality is

ineffectual and kind of withers at an instant challenge. So it's like the dog that's

all bark and no bite or the athlete that's talking smack but loses the game

So you're kind of talking to talk as a paper tiger you look like you're a

a you're a force to be reckoned with but yeah not really when the chips are down you kind of

fold like a house of cards that's what being a paper tiger is now in my travels

throughout the years through different anxiety and panic-related forums and message boards and Facebook groups and things of that nature

on an almost daily basis you're going to come across people who are frustrated and

disappointed with themselves and angry and will come in post messages

that are really kind of venting kind of expressing that disappointment of that

anger and that frustration and that's to be expected that's totally normal that's

okay we all need to vent like that sometimes. It's actually healthy. Now, these sort of vent posts, if that's what we want to call them, they're usually responded to with, you know, attempts at support from other members of the forum.

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