self-destructively
Against one's interests
In a manner that causes harm to oneself or undermines one's own interests.
The word applies to behaviors, patterns, or choices that work against a person's wellbeing: She self-destructively sabotaged every relationship that got too close.
The harm may be physical, emotional, or professional—drinking self-destructively, spending self-destructively, pushing away people who care.
Undermining your own goals
- self-harmDeliberately damaging one's body
- self-punishmentHurting oneself for wrongdoing
- self-abuseMistreatment of oneself
- self-injuryIntentional damage to oneself
self-mutilation · self-loathing · self-deprecation · self-affliction · masochism · self-medicating · self-isolating · overspending
Without prior deliberation
- recklesslyActing without regard for danger
- heedlesslyWithout paying attention
- rashlyWithout careful thought
- impetuouslyActing on sudden urge
incautiously · unthinkingly · carelessly · foolhardily · hastily · wildly · blindly · dangerously
In a devastating manner
- detrimentallyIn an injurious manner
- toxicallyIn a poisonous manner
- damaginglyIn an injurious manner
- devastatinglyIn a ruinous manner
catastrophically · injuriously · perniciously · corrosively · wastefully · harmfully · fatally · lethally
In a self-sabotaging way
- subversivelyIn a quietly undermining manner
- sabotagingDeliberately undermining or destroying
- underminingWeakening by covert means
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
eroding · imploding · unraveling · spiraling · regressing · backfiring
self-sabotage
Undermining your own goals
- self-harmDeliberately damaging one's body
- self-punishmentHurting oneself for wrongdoing
- self-abuseMistreatment of oneself
self-injury · self-mutilation · self-loathing · self-deprecation · self-affliction · masochism · self-medicating · self-isolating · overspending · overworking
impulsively
Without prior deliberation
- recklesslyActing without regard for danger
- heedlesslyWithout paying attention
- rashlyWithout careful thought
impetuously · incautiously · unthinkingly · carelessly · foolhardily · hastily · wildly · blindly · dangerously · irresponsibly
ruinously
In a devastating manner
- detrimentallyIn an injurious manner
- toxicallyIn a poisonous manner
- damaginglyIn an injurious manner
devastatingly · catastrophically · injuriously · perniciously · corrosively · wastefully · harmfully · fatally · lethally · disastrously
counterproductively
In a self-sabotaging way
- subversivelyIn a quietly undermining manner
- sabotagingDeliberately undermining or destroying
- underminingWeakening by covert means
deteriorating · eroding · imploding · unraveling · spiraling · regressing · backfiring
self-destructivelybeneficially
In a helpful manner
constructively · healthily · productively · advantageously · positively
self-destructivelywisely
With good judgment
prudently · sensibly · judiciously · carefully · cautiously
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