sense of self

noun phrase

: ideas about the type of person one really is

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The day ebbed and flowed between meditative moments, journaling, and exercises that led us to speak openly about crooked beliefs and societal pressures that have shaped — and sometimes distorted — our sense of self. Colby Holiday, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2024 Murnau’s titular character is a hotel doorman whose entire sense of self collapses upon his demotion to washroom attendant. Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024 Yhis idea of trying to build a fractured sense of self out of the bits and pieces of your life story really resonated with us, and that just seemed to fit so perfectly with what Matt does in all of his work. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024 Over time, this dynamic creates a destructive loop, with the dominant partner tightening their grip and the submissive losing their sense of self. Mark Travers, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sense of self 

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“Sense of self.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sense%20of%20self. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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