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Agreed! That word seems to have lost a lot of meaning in recent years due to its overuse and peoples' obsession with it, I was hesitant to use it which is why I tried to stress the term "self-concept". "Identity" has now been reduced to words and labels rather than complex views and conceptualizations: saying "I identify as someone who loves butterscotch pudding" puts emphasis on the identity rather than the subject of the love of eating butterscotch pudding, if that makes any sense.

I kind of regret using that word now... how do you feel about aspects of the self, or self-concept as a whole?