self-destructive
adjective
self-de·struc·tive
ˌself-di-ˈstrək-tiv 
: acting or tending to harm or destroy oneself
self-destructive behavior
self-destructiveness
noun
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Godfrey, the author of The Torn Skirt, a novel about the effects of a self-destructive girlhood, felt compelled to report on what happened, and why.
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Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Sometimes conducted in group settings, the approach is designed to help people overcome black-and-white thinking and develop emotional regulation skills, which are key for healthily managing emotional pain instead of turning to self-destructive habits.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
My coping strategies were bad, unhealthy, self-destructive, and dangerous.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
As recovery experts will say, sobriety also means a daily commitment to a new lifestyle, a focus on self-care and sometimes painful self-examination in order to transform self-destructive behaviors and attitudes into positive, healthy ones.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Sometimes conducted in group settings, the approach is designed to help people overcome black-and-white thinking and develop emotional regulation skills, which are key for healthily managing emotional pain instead of turning to self-destructive habits.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
My coping strategies were bad, unhealthy, self-destructive, and dangerous.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
As recovery experts will say, sobriety also means a daily commitment to a new lifestyle, a focus on self-care and sometimes painful self-examination in order to transform self-destructive behaviors and attitudes into positive, healthy ones.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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self-destructive
adjective
self-de·struc·tive
-ˈstrək-tiv
: acting or tending to harm or destroy oneself
self-destructive behavior
also
: suicidal
self-destructively
adverb
self-destructiveness
noun
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