What is self destruction?

Any activity that is detrimental or might be damaging to the individual who participates in it is considered self-destructive behavior.

The disordered use of alcohol is a kind of harmful behavior.
Many individuals have shown self-destructive actions throughout the years. Suicide is at one extreme of the spectrum on which it exists. Self-destructive behavior may be willful, impulsive, or formed into a habit. However, the phrase is often used to refer to self-destruction that might be lethal, habit-forming, or addictive and hence fatal. Self-destructive conduct is often linked to mental diseases including schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

How self destructive behavior where originated:

When Freud and Ferenczi first realized how traumatic events influenced children's development in 1895, they began to study self-destructive conduct. Children who were nurtured in an unfavorable atmosphere were more likely to act out and engage in self-destructive conduct, according to Freud and Ferenczi.

Freud came to the conclusion that one's ego or superego and hostility impact one's self-destructive actions. The severity of one's damaging conduct will rise based on how highly influenced one is. The major cause of one's superego is guilt. For instance, having alcoholic parents as children might make someone more likely to engage in self-destructive conduct since the parents feel bad about not getting them the care they needed. They believe their parents failed because of them since they were unable to assist them in overcoming these challenges. Then, as a coping strategy for their failure and remorse, they injure themselves.

Freud also claims that personal motivation influences violence in self-destructive conduct. Social variables may be as significant in this as cultural and environmental elements are. For instance, if a kid experienced bullying throughout middle school, he or she would act out in self-destructive ways to cope, such as shouting or self-harm.

Through their research, Freud and Ferenczi developed the theory that those who engage in self-destructive behavior experience "forbidden fantasies, not memories," which states that because the behavior is forbidden, those who engage in self-destructive behavior experience a stronger drive to engage in it.

Self-destructive conduct may take on a variety of shapes and manifestations that range from person to person. As a result, each individual has a unique superego and level of hostility.

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