self-estrangement
Lost sense of self
Self-estrangement is a feeling of disconnection from oneself—from one's emotions, values, or sense of identity.
The term appears in psychology and philosophy to describe states where a person feels alienated from their own experiences or unable to recognize themselves in their actions: Years of compromising left him with a profound sense of self-estrangement.
Marx used it to describe workers separated from meaningful labor.
State of being isolated
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- disconnectionState of being severed
- depersonalizationDetachment from one's identity
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
inauthenticity · disembodiment · fragmentation · emptiness · derealization · numbness
State of being severed
- meaninglessnessLack of significance
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- disenchantmentLoss of cherished belief
- faithlessnessDisloyalty or treachery
nihilism · despair · godlessness · maya · separation · anhedonia · purposelessness
Adherence to norms
- role-playingActing out characters
- maskingConcealing by covering
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
passing · diaspora · exile · displacement · migration · belonging · otherness · marginalization
Philosophy stressing self-created meaning
- HegelGerman absolute idealist philosopher
- MarxGerman economic philosopher
- SartreFrench existentialist philosopher
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
reification · objectification · commodification · Kierkegaard · absurdism · inauthenticity · Heidegger · dehumanization
alienation
State of being isolated
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- disconnectionState of being severed
- depersonalizationDetachment from one's identity
detachment · inauthenticity · disembodiment · fragmentation · emptiness · derealization · numbness
disconnection
State of being severed
- meaninglessnessLack of significance
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- disenchantmentLoss of cherished belief
faithlessness · nihilism · despair · godlessness · maya · separation · anhedonia · purposelessness
conformity
Adherence to norms
- role-playingActing out characters
- maskingConcealing by covering
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
assimilation · passing · diaspora · exile · displacement · migration · belonging · otherness · marginalization · acculturation
existentialism
Philosophy stressing self-created meaning
- HegelGerman absolute idealist philosopher
- MarxGerman economic philosopher
- SartreFrench existentialist philosopher
authenticity · reification · objectification · commodification · Kierkegaard · absurdism · inauthenticity · Heidegger · dehumanization
self-estrangementself-acceptance
Approval of oneself
self-knowledge · self-recognition · self-understanding · self-awareness
self-estrangementself-integration
Psychological becoming whole
inner harmony · wholeness · self-possession · individuation · inner peace
self-estrangementself-actualization
Achieving one's complete potential
authenticity · self-realization · self-fulfillment · being oneself · self-possession
self, estrangement, selves, selfish, selfishly, selfishness, selfless, selflessly, selflessness