act of analyzing and criticizing one's own faults or mistakes

to present or describe oneself to others

The act of giving up one's own interests or life for others or for a cause; self-abnegation

to be intoxicated with self-satisfaction; to be lost in self-admiration

to use self-deprecating humor or words to cover up one's embarrassment when being mocked or for one's own failings; to explain away one's faults with humor

The act of expressing one's thoughts, feelings, or personality

to blow one's own trumpet; to praise oneself or engage in self-glorification

to brag or blow one's own trumpet; to flaunt oneself or use a label to show off

to be the first to initiate something; to start a new practice without following ancient tradition or precedents

the act or ability of exercising control over one's own impulses, emotions, or actions; to exercise self-control

self-examination; introspection; self-check

the recognition and affirmation of one's own worth; to be satisfied with one's own actions or abilities

The act of protecting oneself from harm or attack

self-awareness; self-consciousness; ego consciousness; autopsyche

focusing on one's own needs and interests without consideration for others; egocentricity or egocentrism

a focus on one's own self-interest or desires; egoism

to break from tradition or old conventions to create a new way of doing things

The practice or state of inducing a trance in oneself; self-hypnotism

To examine one's own thoughts and behavior; introspection

to comfort, console, or reassure oneself; self-consolation

The full development of one's personal potential to reach a peak state; self-realization or self-fulfillment.

to be oneself without inhibition or to give free rein to one's true personality

the act of increasing one's own power or importance; ego extension