self
Your own person
Self is the essential nature of a person—who someone is at their core.
It encompasses identity, personality, and consciousness: She's not her usual self today, He found his true self.
The prefix self- attaches to countless words indicating actions directed at oneself or done independently: self-defense, self-control, self-taught.
In philosophy and psychology, the self is the subject of one's own experience—the "I" that thinks and perceives.
Unique personal character
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- uniquenessQuality of being singular
core · being · nature · soul · persona · spirit · traits · attributes
Who someone is
- existenceState of being real
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- beingExisting as something
subject · cogito · solipsism · dualism · phenomenology · ontology · existentialism · personhood
One's self-image
- idUnconscious instinctual drives
- superegoMind's moral overseer
- psycheTotal mental life
- animaInner personality essence
shadow · unconscious · subconscious · persona · archetype · projection · repression · libido
Returned light or thought
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
State of sentient awareness
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- cognizanceState of knowing something
sentience · realization · clarity · attentiveness · recognition · discernment · presence · wakefulness
Freedom from external control
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- agencyPower to act
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
volition · choice · free-will · individualism · liberty · autarky
Self-assurance or trust
- dignityInnate personal worth
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- worthinessState of deserving recognition
- moraleGroup emotional well-being
individuality
Unique personal character
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- essenceFundamental nature of something
uniqueness · core · being · nature · soul · persona · spirit · traits · attributes · qualities
identity
Who someone is
- existenceState of being real
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- essenceFundamental nature of something
being · subject · cogito · solipsism · dualism · phenomenology · ontology · existentialism · personhood · agency
ego
One's self-image
anima · shadow · unconscious · subconscious · persona · archetype · projection · repression · libido · complex
reflection
Returned light or thought
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
cognizance · sentience · realization · clarity · attentiveness · recognition · discernment · presence · wakefulness · metacognition
independence
Freedom from external control
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- agencyPower to act
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
sovereignty · volition · choice · free-will · individualism · liberty · autarky
confidence
Self-assurance or trust
- dignityInnate personal worth
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- worthinessState of deserving recognition
morale · assertiveness · poise · validation
- humanityhuman, human being, humans, people, mankind
- identityidentity, personal identity, ego, individuality, individuation
- mindmind, thought, cognition, consciousness, thinking
- human naturehuman nature, emotions, instincts, human condition, desires
- intangiblesabstraction, ideas, trust, concept, morale
- personalprivacy, personal space, identity, name, birthday
selfother
Distinct from those mentioned
others · another · nonself · external world · outside
selfselflessness
Prioritizing others over oneself
altruism · egolessness · self-transcendence · self-denial · self-abnegation
- self esteemConfidence in oneself
- self controlAbility to regulate oneself
- low self-esteemNegative view of oneself
- true selfOne's genuine identity
- inner selfPrivate essential identity
- selfie stickPhone-holding telescoping rod
selfish, myself, himself, yourself, oneself, herself, selfless, selfie, unselfish