self-preservation

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English preservation English self-preservation From self- + preservation.

1. The instinctive behavior that protects oneself from harm.

   “I'm gonna love me, for the rest of my days / Encourage the babies every time they say / Self-preservation is what's really going on today”

   “I'm here to tell you want to do. And if self-preservation is an instinct you possess, you better fuckin' do it and do it quick.”