self-involvement

His self-involvement and self-regard restrict him as a novelist.

Philip Roth protest had nothing to do with feminism, says Virago founder 2011

The sexual selfishness of the New Left and their self-involvement didn't play well with the old union types, replete with their dismissal (for instance in 1968 in Chicago) of the New Left, as a "bunch of fags" (to quote one union boss) and or a "bunch of communists" (to quote another union boss).

Frank Schaeffer: Anthony Weiner: Metaphor for How Sexual Selfishness Destroyed the Left's Agenda Frank Schaeffer 2011

I was so immersed in my own grief and ambition, I couldn't see that when Joe complained about my self-involvement, he was saying -- at least, in part -- that he missed me.

Hobbies: So Much Fun, So Time Consuming Katherine Rosman 2011

The sexual selfishness of the New Left and their self-involvement didn't play well with the old union types, replete with their dismissal (for instance in 1968 in Chicago) of the New Left, as a "bunch of fags" (to quote one union boss) and or a "bunch of communists" (to quote another union boss).

Frank Schaeffer: Anthony Weiner: Metaphor for How Sexual Selfishness Destroyed the Left's Agenda Frank Schaeffer 2011

In that moment of connection, one can clearly see that the annoyances and upsets are actually wake up calls pulling us out of our self-involvement and in to relationship.

The Allure of Narcissistic Spirituality Rabbi Alan Lurie 2011

Ultimately, the democrats gravely underestimated Christie's level of vindictiveness and self-involvement, and failed to realize the extent to which their political trickery would anger him, or the lengths he would go to pay them back.

LaVar Young: NJ's Budget: A Political Game With Dire Consequences LaVar Young 2011

Actually, Mitali, it sounds like the opposite of what I mean, because it increases the self-involvement of the user.

"The fanboys can be merciless." Roger Sutton 2009

I'll miss the self-promotion, and the self-involvement.

Keith Olbermann abruptly dropped by NBC | Richard Adams 2011

Narcissism, on the other hand, springs from not self-involvement, but a disconnection with oneself.

Celebrity narcissism: A bad reflection for kids 2009

The sexual selfishness of the New Left and their self-involvement didn't play well with the old union types, replete with their dismissal (for instance in 1968 in Chicago) of the New Left, as a "bunch of fags" (to quote one union boss) and or a "bunch of communists" (to quote another union boss).

Frank Schaeffer: Anthony Weiner: Metaphor for How Sexual Selfishness Destroyed the Left's Agenda Frank Schaeffer 2011