self-focus
Turning gaze inward
Self-focus is attention directed inward toward one's own thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.
The term appears in psychology to describe heightened awareness of oneself as an object of observation: Anxiety often increases self-focus.
It can be neutral or negative—useful for self-reflection, but excessive self-focus may fuel depression or social awkwardness.
Excessive concern for oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- me-firstPrioritizing personal advantage
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- inward-lookingFocused on oneself
Focused attention practice
- presenceState of being somewhere
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- groundingConnecting to earth
nonjudgmental · equanimity · vipassana · acceptance · loving-kindness
Excessive pride in oneself
- grandiosityExaggerated sense of importance
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
entitlement · superiority · boastfulness · immodesty · egomania · pomposity · haughtiness · braggadocio
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- privacyFreedom from observation
- isolationComplete separation from others
hermitage · quietude · aloneness · sanctuary · disconnection · unplugging · sabbatical
Sustained reflective attention
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- journalingRegular personal writing practice
selfishness
Excessive concern for oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- me-firstPrioritizing personal advantage
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
meditation
Focused attention practice
grounding · nonjudgmental · equanimity · vipassana · acceptance · loving-kindness
vanity
Excessive pride in oneself
- grandiosityExaggerated sense of importance
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
hubris · entitlement · superiority · boastfulness · immodesty · egomania · pomposity · haughtiness · braggadocio
retreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- privacyFreedom from observation
isolation · hermitage · quietude · aloneness · sanctuary · disconnection · unplugging · sabbatical
contemplation
Sustained reflective attention
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- journalingRegular personal writing practice
insight
Deep perceptive understanding
- identityWho someone is
- metacognitionAwareness of own reasoning
- egoego, egoism, big ego, egotism, egocentrism
- twentiestwenties, young adult, early adulthood, emerging adulthood, college grad
- self-imageselfie, body image, mirror image, introspection, personal brand
self-focusself-transcendence
Surpassing one's ego boundaries
altruism · ego dissolution · selflessness · unselfishness · absorption
focus, self, selfish, focused, focusing, selfless, focuses, focussing, focussed