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Discover LudwigThe phrase "forgetting yourself" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a state where someone loses awareness of their own identity or feelings, often in the context of being absorbed in an activity or situation.
Example: "In the midst of the concert, I found myself forgetting yourself and just enjoying the music."
Alternatives: "losing yourself" or "being lost in the moment."
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Any actor will tell you that part of the joy of acting is losing yourself, forgetting yourself, as small children do when they play; returning to a point where there was just me before the burden of I existed.
There is nothing like forgetting yourself and looking for ways to help and serve others when you are feeling down.
Allen, Anita L., "Forgetting Yourself" in Feminists Rethink the Self, Meyers, Diana Tietjens (ed)., Boulder: Westview Press, 1997.
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You forget yourself".
"You forget yourself," she said.
You have to forget yourself.
Not pleasant stories that make you forget yourself.
"Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself".
If you are concentrated on your breathing, you will forget yourself, and if you forget yourself, you will be concentrated on your breathing".
"You forget yourself," says Elizabeth – and you can practically hear the quill splintering under pressure – "marvellously".
But he said: "When you forget yourself, you discover that God provides for you.
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