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#### <s class="topic-title">[[self-love]]</s>
- key in:: [[How to pursue the positive things in life]]
- because [[A repressed self creates a mistrust of self-love and self-esteem]]
- very helpful for:: [[A secure identity is the best defense against social anxiety]]
> [!wikipedia] [self-love](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-love)
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> Self-love, defined as "love of self" or "regard for one's own happiness or advantage", has been conceptualized both as a basic human necessity and as a moral flaw, akin to vanity and selfishness, synonymous with amour propre, conceitedness, egotism, narcissism, et al. However, throughout the centuries self-love has adopted a more positive connotation through pride parades, Self Respect Movement, self-love protests, the hippie era, the modern feminist movement (3rd & 4th wave), as well as the increase in mental health awareness that promotes self-love as intrinsic to self-help and support groups working to prevent substance abuse and suicide.
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**See**:: [[self-image]]
> [!dataview] Related unlinked mentions
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> [!dataview]- All unlinked mentions
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> - [[articleType Five — The Enneagram Institute]]
> - [[topics]]
> - [[Japa Meditation]]
> - [[gender dysphoria]]
> - [[self]]
> - [[44 Identity]]
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> - [[An unfulfilled need for validation results in a fear of rejection]]
> - [[Gender is both an intrinsic experience and a necessary expression]]
> - [[How to process repressed emotions]]
> - [[Parents need to model the ability to deal with emotion to their children]]