self-indulgence

• self indulgence, selfindulgence

From self- +‎ indulgence.

self-indulgence (countable and uncountable, plural self-indulgences)

1. Excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs above all others.
   • 2025 April 28, Madeline Holcombe, “It might be time to ‘reparent’ yourself. Here’s how to get started”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     You might think it sounds like self-indulgence or an excuse to buy the doll you wanted when you were younger, but reparenting is a therapeutic technique that might help you save yourself and future generations from a lot of pain.

• self-indulgent