Self-Harm Vocabulary

adjective describing a behavior or tendency that causes harm or damage to oneself

• Her self-destructive behavior is causing concern among her family and friends.
• He needs to stop his self-destructive habits before it's too late.
• She's been on a real self-destructive streak lately.
• His self-destructive tendencies are like a ticking time bomb waiting to explode.

noun the act of intentionally taking one's own life

• The government has implemented suicide prevention programs to address the rising rates of self-harm in the population.
• I heard that she attempted suicide last year, but thankfully she's doing much better now.
• I can't believe he's so stressed about the exam that he's talking about suicide.
• The failure of his business felt like a suicide mission, but he managed to turn things around in the end.