Recent Examples on the WebAnd then the awful demons of self-hate and self-contempt, a hugely negative self-image, took its place in the center of the victim’s being. . . .—Mark Hertsgaard, TIME, 7 May 2024 Some studies showed that girls were particularly affected by negative body self-image.—Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024 Creating a self-appreciation scrapbook can actively nurture a positive self-image and reinforce your sense of self-worth.—Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 Perl-Rosenthal suggests that, in the early decades of the United States, the Republican Party afforded a mechanism for a more capacious national self-image, one that could encompass both élites and commoners.—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024 The lengths to which Carlson will go in service to his own self-image never cease to amaze me.—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024 No one thinks that the military, with its lucrative business interests and self-image as the backbone holding together a beleaguered democracy, will cede power anytime soon.—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024 Such individuals might develop a self-image based on strength, competence and self-reliance.—Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 The Simply Julia author shares how her self-image and relationship with food was shaped by her childhood.—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
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