She spoke without a trace/hint of 'self-pity'.
He was wallowing in 'self-pity'.
a 'self-pitying' complainer
(..) where you're now. I just don't like getting old. They put too much chlorine in here. I promise you, I'll never lose myself to self-pity again. And I think right there and then, she realised... None of us is perfect forever. She found her own peace. She opened a studio and taught (..)2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button