self-reflecting
Looking inward thoughtfully
Self-reflecting describes the act or capacity of examining one's own thoughts, feelings, motivations, or actions.
A self-reflecting person engages in introspection, turning attention inward to consider their own nature or behavior: After the argument, she spent the evening self-reflecting on what she could have done differently.
The term also applies in a literal, physical sense to surfaces or materials that reflect back upon themselves, as in certain optical arrangements.
Sustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- journalingRegular personal writing practice
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
introspection · solitude · pensiveness · rumination · insight
State of sentient awareness
- metacognitionAwareness of own reasoning
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- existentialRelating to existence itself
- SocraticRelating to elenctic inquiry
recursive · paradox · Cartesian · cogito · awareness · subjective · epistemology · ontology
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- processingSystematic operation on data
- healingRestoration of health
- psychoanalysisTreatment via unconscious exploration
cognitive · behavioral · growth · breakthrough · realization · catharsis · integration · wholeness
contemplation
Sustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- journalingRegular personal writing practice
mindfulness · introspection · solitude · pensiveness · rumination · insight
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- metacognitionAwareness of own reasoning
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- existentialRelating to existence itself
Socratic · recursive · paradox · Cartesian · cogito · awareness · subjective · epistemology · ontology · being
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- processingSystematic operation on data
- healingRestoration of health
psychoanalysis · cognitive · behavioral · growth · breakthrough · realization · catharsis · integration · wholeness · acceptance
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
image · refraction · bounce · glare · shine · polish · silvered · coating · angle · incidence
self-reflectingoutward-looking
Oriented toward others
externalized · extraverted · action-oriented · extroverted · observing
self-reflectingunreflective
Not given to self-examination
unreflecting · unthinking · thoughtless · non-reflective · mindless
self-reflectingoblivious
Lacking any awareness
unself-conscious · unconscious · unselfconscious · in denial · clueless
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