How to Use self-harm in a Sentence
self-harm
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About a quarter of the orders arose from threats of self-harm.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
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Clark turned to self-harm in an effort to treat herself.
—Kaitlyn Pohly, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
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Still, in his world as in our own, the question of harm, and self-harm, is a serious one.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
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One man is in prison, while another is a girl wrestling with thoughts of self-harm.
—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
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But most would not be able to and would be at risk of substance abuse, self-harm or suicide.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
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Her vision is to keep youth out of gangs and to keep veterans safe from self-harm.
—Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
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Suicidal ideation refers to thoughts of self-harm and suicide.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 6 July 2024
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There were troughs, like thoughts of self-harm and, later, suicide attempts.
—Eli Cahan, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
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Social media use has been linked to self-harm in some cases.
—Leah A. Plunkett, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
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Help for thoughts of self-harm can be obtained by calling the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 988.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024
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While most of the shootings involved assaults or self-harm, some were accidents, like Aaron's seemed to be.
—Stephanie Colombini, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
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When she was admitted to the jail, she had briefly been placed in a safety cell, without access to items that could be used for self-harm.
—Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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During the interview, Pauley asked Meghan about her decision to open up about her own thoughts of self-harm.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
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Severe postpartum depression can lead to thoughts of self-harm and harm to the baby.
—Dr. Esther Zusstone, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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There have been no reports of self-harm nor any violence toward prison staff.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Violence and self-harm on the wing is lower than in other areas of the jail, and staff morale has also increased.
—Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, theweek, 26 Sep. 2024
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What drives people at the elite level to suffer to the point of self-harm, permanent impairment or worse?
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Without the proper treatment, people like Merit are at risk of self-harm.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
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Research shows clergy suffer from high rates of burnout and often struggle with thoughts of suicide and self-harm.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 23 Mar. 2025
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There were no gendarmes on Trump’s tail, no threat of violence or self-harm, no real suspense.
—Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2023
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The state found that one boy had to be taken to a hospital for self-harming after the ranch failed to give him his medication for 26 days.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
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Suicide: when someone takes their own life in an intentional act of self-harm.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
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An acute change in mood that persists for weeks or is associated with thoughts of self-harm should not be ignored.
—John Williamson, Fortune Well, 2 Mar. 2023
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This may have led to some of the many incidents of self-harm or suicide among Korean performers.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024
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As a teen, the Pitch Perfect actress struggled with anorexia, depression, and self-harm for nearly a decade.
—Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
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Dry lips, acne and self-harm scars on her upper arms were all fabricated.
—Lexi Carson, Variety, 17 May 2024
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Chuang says this can look like overwhelming sadness, anxiety, or thoughts of self-harm.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 10 Oct. 2024
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The most likely explanation for the rise in teen depression, self-harm and suicide was the rise in these new technologies.
—Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2023
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Because suicidal crises are often short-lived, restricted access to the most lethal self-harm methods saves lives.
—Olivia Rockeman, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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The new terms of service also ban content that depicts hate or self-harm, including anorexia and bulimia.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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