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self-pity
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Princeton's WordNet
self-pitynoun
a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings
Wiktionary
self-pitynoun
A feeling of pity for oneself.
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Self-pity
Self-pity is an emotion in which one feels self-centered sorrow and pity toward the self in regards to one's own internal and external experiences of suffering. Self-pity has also been defined as an emotion "directed towards others with the goal of attracting attention, empathy, or help"
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Self-pity is a feeling of excessive or self-absorbed unhappiness or misery usually resulting from an overwhelming belief that one is a victim or has suffered more than others, often ignoring the situations of others. It typically involves a focus on personal misfortunes with little regard for perspective or comparison relative to others' situations.
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Self-pity
Self-pity is the psychological state of mind of an individual in perceived adverse situations who has not accepted the situation and does not have the confidence nor ability to cope with it. It is characterized by a person's belief that he or she is the victim of events and is therefore deserving of condolence. Self-pity is generally regarded as a negative emotion in that it does not generally help deal with adverse situations. However, in a social context, it may result in either the offering of sympathy or advice. Self-pity may be considered normal, and in certain circumstances healthy, so long as it is transitory and leads to either acceptance or a determination to change the situation.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of self-pity in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of self-pity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of self-pity in a Sentence
Honesty rare as a man without self-pity, kinders as large and plain as a prairie wind.
Already I miss her, she has shone more brightly in the last months than you would imagine even the brightest star could shine. In life, too, we had to rise to meet her. But her greatest and most exquisite act of bravery and generosity has been to 'normalize' her death. She's shown no fear, no bitterness, no self-pity, only armed us with the courage to go on and insisted that no one be sad because she is happy.
Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world -- making the most of one's best.
It's been said that we achieve only if we expect something and have desire to achieve it, but if we start over expecting and are not happy to what have been achieved, then instead of building a positive approach to our success we tend to fall back and instead of writing our success story, we write the story of our own catastrophe. Then finally we trap ourselves in circle of self pity.
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world.
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