" navel-gazing "

 [ "navel-gazing" ]

1: Engaging in self-absorbed behavior, often to the point of being narcissistic.

  * e.g.,  ... If she would stop navel-gazing, she would realize the light had turned green. 

 [ "navel-gazing" ]

1: Negative or excessive self-contemplation, often the focus is on you and not others, when making a point or offering an opinion.

  * e.g.,  ... Canadians often engage in navel-gazing, always second-guessing themselves about their identity; the proud statement of their Canadian uniqueness nearly always includes a slight against Americans for their excessive patriotism. 

 [ "Navel-Gazing" ]

1: A slang term describing the act of taking a long period to think about one's thoughts & feelings, or focus on one specific topic. Essentially, thinking really deeply and seriously about something, including yourself or others.

  * e.g.,  ... Shaun was so busy navel-gazing about the meaning of life that he didn't notice that the bus passed his stop. 

 [ "navel gazing" ]

1: A pejorative term used to describe someone who is preoccupied with self-reflection and the understanding of oneself; preoccupation with attempts at understanding the psychological and/or existential meaning of the self.

  * e.g.,  ... She was too busy navel gazing to be fully involved in the world around her. 

 [ "navel gazing" ]

1: Hungrily staring at belly-buttons, esp those bedazzled.

  * e.g.,  ... Bro, that chick just caught you navel gazing.