self pity
Feeling sorry inwardly
Self pity is excessive focus on one's own misfortunes, often with a sense that one has been treated unfairly.
It implies dwelling on problems rather than addressing them, seeking sympathy rather than solutions: He sat alone, wallowing in self pity.
The term is almost always pejorative—to accuse someone of self pity is to suggest their suffering is exaggerated or indulgent.
- woeGreat sorrow or distress
- woe is meArchaic self-pity phrase
- mournfulnessQuality of deep grief
- victimhoodState of being wronged
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
playing the victim · victim mentality · sob story · moping · catastrophizing · despondency · wallowing · moroseness · sulkiness · learned helplessness · defeatism · melancholy · gloom · rumination · withdrawal · rejection · crying · sadness
self pityresilience
Capacity to recover quickly
self-reliance · fortitude · stoicism · grit · perseverance
self pityempathy
Sharing another's emotions
altruism · selflessness · sympathy · caring · magnanimity
self pityself-discipline
Regulating one's own behavior
personal responsibility · self-criticism · pulling oneself up by one's bootstraps · no excuses · self-mastery
self, pity, selves, selfish, selfishly, selfishness, selfless, selflessly, selflessness