self-directed

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self-directed

adjective more self-directed · most self-directed

Directed, independently by oneself without external control or constraint; directed for oneself.
Directed at oneself. I see a lot of self-directed anger on the part of the straight wives: What's wrong with me that I can't keep this man attracted to me? What's wrong with me in the first place for attracting a gay man?

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@misc{self_directed_2026,
  title = {self-directed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/self-directed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}