be oneself

Definitions

1. 1

   To behave or act naturally, without regard to how this behavior is perceived by others.

   • All you have to do is be yourself.
   • I've heard players saying I am like a different person this season and it's true. When you are back with the team you can be yourself again, you can join in the fun and express yourself more normally.
2. 2

   To be as one usually is, as opposed to being sick, depressed, etc.

   • What's wrong? You're not yourself today.
   • One bright June afternoon, he pulled us aside and told us he wasn't himself. He was doing what he loved most — playing basketball, swimming in the lake — but he couldn't enjoy anything.

The neighborhood

• neighborfind oneself
• neighborto thine own self be true