feel oneself

Verb

feel oneself (third-person singular simple present feels oneself, present participle feeling oneself, simple past and past participle felt oneself)

1. (idiomatic, informal) To feel comfortable or normal; to be in one's usual mood or state of health; to feel like oneself.
   • I hope you don't mind if I cancel our date this afternoon – I just don't feel myself today.
   • I just wanna feel myself, you want me to kill myself / Man, I been on my own, Lord, I'ma need some help2018, “Clout Cobain”, performed by Denzel Curry
2. (idiomatic, informal) To feel particularly good (especially about oneself) or particularly into oneself.
   • Madison called her when she returned from California, and Ashley was upbeat and really feeling herself. She was ready to get out and hang, and if Madison hadn't been in her present condition, she would've been ready to roll too. But, she needed her friend's unconditional support, and Ashley shocked...2005 07, Collen Dixon, Relative Secrets, the FIN group, →ISBN, page 97
   • She even began to share her selfies and videos of herself taken during the moments when she was really feeling herself. Sharing a collection of video selfies, she tweeted: “No mo digital hoardingggg taking up spaceee i luh yallll.” No longer lingering on her phone, we can see Solange's personality...2021 April 20, Stephanie Phillips, Why Solange Matters, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 208
3. To touch oneself.