self-identity

[ self-ahy-den-ti-tee, -i-den-, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf aɪˈdɛn tɪ ti, -ɪˈdɛn-, ˌsɛlf- /

the identity or consciousness of identity of a thing with itself.

Origin of self-identity

First recorded in 1865–70

There are still some rough days when Scott struggles with self-identity issues and the profound loss of memories.

When My Husband Lost His Memory, I Had to Win His Love Anew |Joan Bolzan |December 8, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
But I remained motionless; my limbs were powerless, and I could scarcely retain the feeling of self-identity.

The Devil's Elixir |E. T. A. Hoffmann
The meaning of congruence lies beyond the self-identity of the object.

The Concept of Nature |Alfred North Whitehead
In the achievement of a sense of self-identity, the child needs models with which to identify himself.

Herein is Love |Reuel L. Howe

It is impossible, through any ordinary change of fortune, for a normal person to lose his sense of self-identity.

The Sky Line of Spruce |Edison Marshall
To keep within the self-identity of the object is to suspend thought.

Logic, Inductive and Deductive |William Minto

self-identity

the conscious recognition of the self as having a unique identity

self-identity

The oneness of a thing with itself.

An awareness of and identification with oneself as a separate individual.