as in self-concepts
the way you think about yourself and your abilities or appearance
She has a positive self-image buoyed by her years of success.
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Recent Examples of self-images
Most have found their way, educated themselves, and shaken off horrible memories, negative self-images, and bad relationships that happened for the wrong reasons.
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Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
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self-reflections
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The former front man of the Smiths revisits familiar territory—his self-reflections, or, rather, complications, surrounding romance, fame, and politics.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
14 Mar. 2026
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Her self-reflections have always landed better than love laments though, and there’s plenty of these on the new one.—
Lina Lecaro,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Self-images.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-images. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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