"Are you sure that I'm a tiger? I don't very much feel like a tiger" You have those moments when you question whether or not you're good enough; how do you break out of that?

I look myself in the mirror and say, “Fuck the world. I can be what ever I want.” Unfortunately, that hasn’t really been working lately.

When you prepare properly and set reasonable goals and proceed step by step you can achieve your goals and build your self-confidence as you go.

I do the same as @Shield_of_Achilles. I tell myself “fuck it!”, then I do the best that I can.

I have learned to be as compassionate with myself as I would be with any other person that I care about. I try to forgive myself when I make mistakes. Some days are just shitty and you don’t feel good about anything. Just remember that tomorrow won’t be the same. Sometimes I say this, “You have one life, it’s your choice what to do with it. Do you want to sit around being miserable, or get up, go out and make your dreams come true?” Or, what really helps me is, “If you don’t pick yourself up, who else do you expect to do it?” And, it always helps to try and count your blessings.

And remember, you are a tiger and you really will feel better tomorrow no matter how crappy you might be feeling today.

I look at myself squarely in the eyes and say “You’re the man”.
and sometimes, “that bitch be trippin’” if warranted

I don’t think that being home sick for 3 weeks helped. I hear what you all are saying…

I suffered enough of that as a teen and a young adult.

I was fortunate enough to learn there are more productive things I can do with my thoughts than to entertain negativity about myself.

I say “You are worth loving” I have to repeatedly say this or else I forget it.

@sjmc1989 Haven’t said that in forever.

@Shield_of_Achilles You should because I know if I don’t say that to myself I often start wondering how the hell people can like me, let alone love me. And that is definitely unhealthy. Try it.

@sjmc1989 I waved as I passed that step on the way down

It is only natural to second guess yourself, try and remember past successes….but either way, you just do it and give it your best every time.

Okay, I am preparing for giggles here, but this is what I say:

“You are awesome. There is nothing wrong with you. If people can’t appreciate how awesome you are, there’s something wrong with them.”

@MissAnthrope Just having one of those weeks.

Thank-you. That was sweet of you to say that.

Sorry to hear that, though I understand completely. I think you are way awesome. So much so that I wish we could hang out all the time! :)

We’ll make it happen, chica. (get together, that is)

You have thumbs, brah.

GQ. I can relate to how you’re feeling. If someone has hurt my feelings and caused me to doubt myself, I try to tell myself that his/her opinion shouldn’t matter (unfortunately, it doesn’t always work).

I’d probably get on some sort of long winded ‘yes but there have been times before when you didn’t feel like a tiger and then you totally delivered that baby without contractions and were a freaking super tiger so shut up’

Your question made me think of this: “When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang.” Herman Melville, Moby Dick. Not such a bad thing to say to one’s tiger self.