Reading replies on this sub makes me roll my eyes when confidence is mentioned. It sounds more vague than game with everyone treating it like some act of god.

Confidence is bullshit and over rated. You have more important things to worry about developing in your personality and character. The amount of low value guys who think confidence will solve their game issues is depressing. You are still the chiwawa dog except barking louder, hot girls are not fooled by it.

What you want is having a strong frame and belief system.

Confidence is either real or delusional and most people can't tell the difference or care to look, you wouldn't care if a girl has fake tits all you see is value. 2 different guys can have confidence as they hold 2 aces but one is an idiot thinking its an automatic win and not a higher probability whereas the other knows exactly what he is doing having been there before. Both play to win but the first will do poorly if someone like a hot girl is playing, skilled enough to smell past his delusion and bullshit and play in accordance like folding immediately or gauging own probability.

Things like "state" are the delusional confidence. You get a good reaction and feel confidence but its bullshit, if you think of seduction as a sexual market place you are surrounding your frame and riding that of others being played like an average person investing in stock markets buying and selling in wrong times became you are making irrational decisions having no idea wtf you are doing and what stock holds value just riding the confidence wave.

Confidence is your perceived probability of success in the moment and not self esteem which determines your self worth and perception of what you are worth over all. Unless you are bullshitting yourself you can't have confidence you need to earn it through success and previous experience. Positive reinforcement and success metrics. Stop the catch 22 and start building a solid foundation of fundamentals: actual social skills, getting used to approach anxiety, having a set game process to fall back on, approaching 5s if you have to build up your indifference.

There is an old Brandon Carter video on courage vs confidence and that's what you need to focus on: even though you have no certainty of success you will fight your fear and approach. You don't need confidence to do good in game but you need good game to have rational confidence. I used to think I was better than I was and after analysing the truth I did worse and lost confidence seeing how shit I actually was, but after rebuilding my game from that point on I broke through a plateau.

If you want confidence earn your worth in life, build your self esteem, raise your smv, live an awesome life and earn your stripes. Its a nice perk you get like having 5 years of experience and getting hired instantly any where you go because they just assume you know yours shit having worked this long in your industry. If you understand frame that's all you need.

Tldr: a bum with confidence is still a bum, handle what really matters to make you a better man and strength your game. Confidence is not as important as frame, self esteem and courage. Its a poker face and hotter girls will see through it.