What is the "Self"?

Kierkegaard made me reflect on my own life as I current try to figure out my own “self.” From the text, I got the impression that the “self” can only be found in God or through a relationship with God and that this “self” is only “healthy and free of despair” when “it is grounded transparently in God.” Kierkegaard points out that a person can go his whole life living a perfectly “normal” life, yet “fail to notice that in a deeper sense he lacks self.” He also points out that this danger of “losing oneself” “can pass off in the world as quietly as if it were nothing,” whereas if someone loses something physical, like a limb or money, it is usually noticed. Now, excuse me while I go re-evaluate my "self." :)

I commented on Eva Lockhart's post.