self-validating
adjective
self-val·i·dat·ing
ˌself-ˈva-lə-ˌdā-tiŋ
1
: validating itself : needing no guarantee or judgment of its validity outside of itself
An emotion is self-validating when it communicates information to the self … (e.g., one feels angry because the situation is unjust and, therefore, one has good reason to be angry).—Robert L. Leahy et al.
… the Pulitzer business … is a self-validating ritual whereby journalists give each other prizes and then boast to the public about them.—Alexander Cockburn
also
: of, relating to, or involving something that is self-validating
a self-validating cycle
2
: tending or serving to recognize, confirm, or establish one's own worthiness or legitimacy : providing self-validation
a self-validating experience
Earning that win can also feel self-validating.—Ritika Trikha
How we choose to interpret what happens in our lives—the stories we tell to ourselves and others—color how we experience life. It's time to tell a new, more accepting and self-validating story.—Kathy Caprino
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