Edel Coffey: Confidence is a truly magical ingredient in life

"It’s amazing how fragile confidence is, how quickly it can disappear, or be pulled from under you, because of a careless cruel word or a thoughtless action."

Edel Coffey: on the nature and importance of confidence. Photo: Ray Ryan

Last week, a friend told me that he had lost his confidence around women and love. He’s coming out of a bad, protracted, on-off breakup and his self-worth has taken a bashing. 

People keep telling him to get back on the horse, put himself out there, get back in the game, even though he’s feeling low and unsure of himself.