self-torment
Definition
Noun: 1. Self-imposed distress: A state of mental or emotional suffering that a person deliberately inflicts upon themselves or allows to continue, often through negative thoughts, guilt, or regret.
Usage
The noun "self-torment" describes a psychological state. It is typically used to emphasize that the source of a person's suffering is internal and often unnecessary. * It is often used with verbs like endure, inflict, stop, or be a form of. * It can be modified by adjectives like needless, constant, or mental.
Examples
- His constant guilt over the minor mistake became a form of self-torment.
- She realized that replaying the argument in her mind was just self-torment.
- He finally decided to stop the cycle of self-torment and forgive himself.
Advanced Usage
- As a concept in psychology: The term can be used to discuss patterns of negative self-talk or rumination where an individual is their own source of punishment.
- The therapy focused on breaking her patterns of self-torment.
Variants and Related Words
- Self-tormenting (adjective): Describing an action or behavior that causes self-torment.
- His self-tormenting thoughts kept him awake at night.
- Self-torture (noun): A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "self-torment."
Synonyms
- Self-punishment
- Self-torture
- Masochism (in a psychological context, though this is a more clinical term)
- Anguish
Idioms and Related Phrases
- To be one's own worst enemy: This idiom captures the idea of "self-torment" by suggesting a person creates their own problems.
- By refusing to let go of the past, he was being his own worst enemy.
Noun
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self-imposed distress
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