Example Sentences

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“I went from having a suicidal, depressed, self-harming son who didn’t see himself in the future at all, to having a happy, healthy daughter who smiles and talks at the dinner table,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

Nonetheless, many experts emphasized that the proper use of the right medications can be essential in helping to stabilize an adolescent who is clinically anxious, depressed, self-harming, suicidal or inattentive.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2022

Self-confidence can sometimes slip into self-harming arrogance and perhaps more depends on the personality of the captain than we realise.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2022

Children's mental health services can help with a variety of problems including violent behaviour, depression, eating difficulties, anxiety, obsessions, self-harming and the effects of abuse or traumatic events.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2015

Such jealousy, if unfounded, may be of the "self-harming" kind of which one of Shakspere's characters exclaims "Fie! beat it hence!"

From Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Finck, Henry Theophilus