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Understanding why the brain connects chronic pain with a person's sense of self could eventually help scientists develop treatments that address aspects of pain that conventional therapies often miss.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

“He reverted back to his former self, and his old ways,” Trump wrote.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

"I would be such a grump," says Caitlin Andrew, recalling her teenage self on walks with her parents.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“To really bring your best self, or whatever the clichéd expression is…you have to have a balance in your life,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

I’m about to argue when Mrs. Gruver steps out of her office and puts her long, skinny self between me and any chance of escape.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

"But I see this as a race between our kind of obstinate, greedy selves and our brilliant, innovative selves," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Extreme Makeover” pitched each contestant’s journey as personal, ending with them showing their “new, improved” selves to their friends and family.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

A red letter box near the office entrance allows members to write messages to their future selves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Many plants and basic organisms can sense things in their environments and change their behaviors accordingly, but this does not require them to have an awareness of their selves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

And sometimes the look spread to include their whole bodies as they leaned away to minimize the possibility of physical contact between the two and their own selves.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson