Selfadmiration

Self-admiration refers to the attitude or act of admiring oneself, often expressed through self-praise, favorable self-assessment, or overt displays of confidence. In everyday usage, it can describe healthy self-regard and self-respect, but it is also connected with egotism or narcissistic tendencies when it becomes excessive, persistent, or detached from reality.

In psychology, self-admiration overlaps with constructs such as self-esteem and narcissism. Healthy self-admiration supports resilience and goal pursuit, whereas excessive self-admiration can involve grandiosity, need for admiration, and a preoccupation with one’s own abilities or appearance. These patterns are studied in relation to narcissistic personality traits and, at the clinical end, Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

Culturally, self-admiration can be displayed privately or publicly. In contemporary media and social networks, self-promotion is common, and audiences may interpret it as confidence or vanity depending on context, tone, and consistency with behavior. Critics argue that constant self-promotion can erode trust and impair social cooperation, while supporters contend that it reflects agency and self-advocacy in competitive environments.

See also: vanity, narcissism, self-esteem, egotism.