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self-questioning
self-questioning n. 
/ˌsɛlfˈkwɛstʃn̩ɪŋ/,
Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/
, /ˌsɛlfˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ//ˌsɛlfˈkwɛstʃn̩ɪŋ/U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/
critical examination or evaluation of one's thoughts, conduct, motives, etc.; an act or instance of this./ˌsɛlfˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/ΚΠ
1621 T. Proctor Righteous Mans Way sig. A2 Joyning private meditation, or selfe-questioning and selfe examining with the same [sc. Gods Commandements].
1802 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) II. 832 Mrs Coleridge's mind..in all disputes uniformly projects itself forth to recriminate, instead of turning itself inward with a silent Self-questioning.
1949 Life 21 Feb. 64/2 We have seen how our many anxieties and self-questionings led to a steady increase in the confidence with which from the beginning we had viewed the invasion project.
2005 Yoga Jrnl. Jan. 76/2 I'd say it marked the beginning of my inner journey, starting a process of self-questioning that led me, two years later, into meditation.
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