#self-delusion

• Self-delusion — The act of deluding oneself or its result; a psychological process whereby a person conceals the truth from themselves and fosters their own illusions or false beliefs to protect themselves from emotional stress, a harsh reality, or a failure; self-deception.
• To delude oneself — To create vain illusions for oneself, to feed on unfounded hopes, or to deceive oneself voluntarily or unconsciously regarding surrounding reality or one's own person. In behavioral psychology, the process reflects an ego defense mechanism through which the mind distorts objective facts to avoid cognitive dissonance, emotional suffering, or confrontation with a painful truth.
• Self-delusion — The act of deluding oneself and its result; the psychological process through which an individual or a group constructs a false, unrealistic belief system designed to mask an unpleasant or traumatizing reality. In the study of ideologies, the phenomenon can take a collective form, where entire communities accept comforting political or economic myths to the detriment of rational and factual analysis.
• Self-enchantment — A state of exaggerated, often unfounded admiration for one's own qualities, achievements, or actions; self-delusion fueled by vanity or narcissism. In a psychological sense, it represents a self-defense or compensatory mechanism through which an individual distorts their perception of subjective reality, isolating themselves in a sterile self-admiration that hinders authentic spiritual or intellectual progress.