as in self-concepts
the idea that you have about the kind of person you are
People's self-perceptions are often very different from the way other people perceive them.
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self-images
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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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