Self-love

Self-love, defined as "love of self" or "regard for one's own happiness or advantage",^[1] has been conceptualized both as a basic human necessity^[2] and as a moral flaw, akin to vanity and selfishness,^[3] synonymous with amour-propre, conceitedness, egotism, narcissism, et al. However, throughout the 20th and 21st 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.

^ "self-love". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ Hall, Willis (1844). An Address Delivered August 14, 1844: Before the Society of Phi Beta Kappa in Yale College. Harvard University: B. L. Hamlen, 1844. p. 20.
^ B. Kirkpatrick (ed.), Roget's Thesaurus (1998), pp. 592 and 639