SHINJI:“They're all merely what other people recognize as me.”
midoriyoh: “They're all just things that represent me.”, “They're all merely what other people recognize as me.” - ten episodes after Leliel talked with him about "selves in other's minds", then without much effect, Shinji finally gets it. Words like "just" and "merely" show a drastic change in Shinji's self-image, considering that a few scenes ago he was putting all his worth in the way he is seen by others.
