Milk n' Cookies
Years away from home will kill a person's sense of self. it's not all training and willpower; it's the stability of what you know and trust, and what you're willing to sacrifice to stay vigilant.
8: Prison Break
Something that called upon her stubbornness, her pride, and her sense of self-worth. at first she wasn’t sure what was mustering this much attention out of her, but then she felt it again, this time almost searing her mind. like a flame.
Reaper: Graesham Campaign: Seventh Interlude
I was afraid - yet another new emotion - of what was happening to my sense of self but... i welcomed it at the same time... it felt good to _feel_ again. "very good. it broke my heart when she died out in the field like that..." 'my'...
Showtime (A Walter Fox Story)
Clearly he had a strong sense of self-discipline, only turning off the air-conditioner when it turned dark. then we stopped. and i assumed we were at the black mailbox. “everyone get out," he announced.
The Doctors of Doom, Part Five
The thought of losing his sense of self and being mind-controlled while his body inexorably changed into an alien bug filled him dread. he really, really hated the ci-kat-a. "i just wish we knew where they went."
Phoenix Destiny
Everything went away but the power itself, filling him completely, leaving room for nothing else, not even for his own memories and sense of self. finally he came back to himself.
The Heart's Deepest Wish
I finally have the body i always wanted, the sense of self i never thought possible, but what will i lose in the process? my lifelong friends? my family? my job? every human connection i’ve ever made? arms wrap around me, big and strong and warm.
Madness
"one of the things about being dead is i have no real sense of self. i have become part of the darkness, which unites everything. but it also means i feel expanded and have become everything."
The Legend of Derris
This was no longer about wolves or reptiles, or even the unimportant naga; it was solely about derris' sense of self-accomplishment, so he shrugged and let the others think whatever they wanted. he was quite happy about himself.
Pristine
"his body, inside and out, may be lifeless metal, but his mind is keeping his sense of self very much alive." he spoke in a slow manner, voice raspy. "what happened?" nyx asked. "his coming of age alchemical ceremony."
(SDLD) Chapter 1; A Fox In The Desert
Again, loss of conciousness, blackness, no sense of self, of awareness. just the sweet release. death? life? the next time this one was able to realize its own awareness, had it been days? minutes? no it was too difficult to tell.
Relative Beginnings
The only thing i had going for me was some innate sense of self-preservation that made me bank the money i was getting instead of spending too much of it."