soul searching
Examining one's conscience
Soul searching is deep examination of one's own feelings, motives, or beliefs, especially when facing a difficult decision or moral dilemma.
The term implies honest, sometimes uncomfortable reflection: After months of soul searching, she decided to leave the company.
Usually written as soul-searching when used as an adjective: a soul-searching conversation.
Returned light or thought
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- self-reflectionExamining one's own mind
- inner journeyPsychological or spiritual exploration
meditation · self-inquiry · self-analysis · questioning · pondering · deliberation · self-questioning · rumination
reflection
Returned light or thought
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- self-reflectionExamining one's own mind
inner journey · meditation · self-inquiry · self-analysis · questioning · pondering · deliberation · self-questioning · rumination · self-awareness
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- spiritualitysacred, enlightened, divine, holy, spiritual growth
- contemplationcontemplation, meditation, reflection, pondering, musing
- inner lifeidentity, feelings, memory, thoughts, self-discovery
- inner turmoilinner turmoil, inner conflict, inner struggle, self-doubt, indecision
- introspectionself-reflection, self-awareness, self-analysis, introspection, looking inward
soul searchingidle thought
Unserious mental musing
thoughtlessness · superficiality · flippancy · daydreaming · glibness
soul searchingescapism
Habitual mental retreat
avoidance · denial · distraction · deflection · repression
soul searchingimpulsiveness
Acting without forethought
snap judgment · rash decision · knee-jerk reaction · shooting from the hip · recklessness
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