selfs
One's own beings
Selfs is the plural of self, used in specific contexts where multiple distinct selves are being discussed: Our past selfs wouldn't recognize us now, The text explores the fragmented selfs of its characters.
The standard plural is selves, making selfs nonstandard in most writing, though it appears in philosophical or psychological discussions distinguishing between discrete identity states.
Individual inner identities
- egosSelf-regard centers
- identitiesWhat makes each unique
- personasAssumed public identities
- personalitiesIndividual character traits
individuality · psyches · subjectivities · beings · essences · characters
Observing one's own mind
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- superegoMind's moral overseer
id · psychoanalysis · dissociation · integration · wholeness · individuation · Jung · Freud
Reproduction between close relatives
- uniformIdentical throughout
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
selves
Individual inner identities
- egosSelf-regard centers
- identitiesWhat makes each unique
- personasAssumed public identities
personalities · individuality · psyches · subjectivities · beings · essences · characters
introspection
Observing one's own mind
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
superego · id · psychoanalysis · dissociation · integration · wholeness · individuation · Jung · Freud
shadow selves
Suppressed psychological aspects
inbreeding
Reproduction between close relatives
- uniformIdentical throughout
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
selfsothers
Different people, things
collective · group · community · society · masses
selfsothers
Different people, things
other people · them · outsiders · strangers · external world
selfsselflessness
Prioritizing others over oneself
altruism · ego death · non-self · egolessness · self-transcendence
- self esteemConfidence in oneself
- self controlAbility to regulate oneself
- low self-esteemNegative view of oneself
- true selfOne's genuine identity
- inner selfPrivate essential identity
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