self-therapy

noun

self-ther·​a·​py ˌself-ˈther-ə-pē 

: therapeutic treatment of oneself especially for the purpose of coping with one's personal or emotional problems

tools for self-therapy

used meditation as self-therapy

In a sense the confessional poem can be seen as a kind of self-therapy, the poem itself a way of relieving the psychological tension building in the poet.

—Maxine Kumin

… nearly 50% of the respondents said they write a blog because it serves as a form of self-therapy.

—Computerworld

Examples of self-therapy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His third-episode self-therapy session is a physical comedian’s dream come true, in which the three-time Emmy nominee for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series triumphantly dusts off the (metaphorical) clown costume that was almost too convincing for the actor’s good. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026

Steve Jobs screamed from time to time as self-therapy. —Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-therapy

• brachytherapy
• chemotherapy
• cryotherapy
• hydrotherapy
• hypnotherapy
• monotherapy
• phototherapy
• psychotherapy
• sclerotherapy
• immunotherapy
• pharmacotherapy
• physiotherapy