self-insight
nounUK /ˌself ˈɪnsaɪt/
US /ˌself ˈɪnsaɪt/
Knowing and understanding your own thoughts and feelings.
Through journaling, she gained self-insight and realized why she felt anxious before meetings.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The ability to recognize one's own strengths and weaknesses accurately.
His self-insight helped him choose a career that matched his talents.
3. A moment of clear understanding about one's own behavior or motives.
The therapy session gave him a sudden self-insight about his fear of failure.
4. In psychology, the capacity to reflect on and evaluate one's own mental states.
Researchers measured self-insight by asking participants to predict their own test scores.