What can underlie such a self-destructive reaction?. From Wordnik.com. [The Allergy Epidemic] Reference
John's extreme sensitivity made him self-destructive. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of the Origin of the Species] Reference
"I had these sort of self-destructive periods," he says. From Wordnik.com. [A Pirate's Life] Reference
But the movie belongs to Hudson as the proud, self-destructive Effie. From Wordnik.com. [It's Diva-Licious] Reference
People can choose to recoil from the consequences of self-destructive choices. From Wordnik.com. [About Cocaine And Bananas] Reference
Spitzer's self-destructive indiscretion caught his closest friends by surprise. From Wordnik.com. [His Dark Journey] Reference
She slept with her friends 'husbands, she was narcissistic and self-destructive. From Wordnik.com. [Books: A New Day For Ms. Millay] Reference
It was vintage Sununu vitriol, but a self-destructive act to pull in the Rose Garden. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Called 'Nunu'] Reference
By contrast, the timeout to set up the offense's last shot often seems self-destructive. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Confessions of a Sports Columnist] Reference
For years, a few of their first cousins seemed especially ungracious and self-destructive. From Wordnik.com. [Her Cocoon Of Values] Reference
You remember all the self-destructive behavior that went on in the late '60s and the' 70s?. From Wordnik.com. [What Parents Need To Say] Reference
Three memoirs by ex-girlfriends of the self-destructive rock star are in the works, says Sugerman. From Wordnik.com. [Love Me Two Times] Reference
The question now is whether everyone can go straight, before the addiction becomes self-destructive. From Wordnik.com. [Bottom Dollar] Reference
In vain you look for signs of those raging, self-destructive heroines she seems compelled to portray. From Wordnik.com. [A Tough Sister Act] Reference
The old order will rejoice and the Middle East would return to its stagnant and self-destructive ways. From Wordnik.com. [What We Should Do Now] Reference
He is a thinly disguised Syd Barrett, the self-destructive Pink Floyd frontman who died earlier this month. From Wordnik.com. [Stop-Rocks] Reference
But the shows also raise the question of whether great artists are always tortured, self-destructive souls. From Wordnik.com. [Tortured Souls] Reference
"" There were all these self-destructive, arrogant, pissy forces waiting to explode and he gave in to them. ''. From Wordnik.com. [How The West Was Lost] Reference
Defying expectations, my body had embarked on a blundering, self-destructive path — a siege against the self. From Wordnik.com. [Tipping Point] Reference
Many have little interest in the self-destructive purity of the prophet or the raw pragmatism of the kingmaker. From Wordnik.com. [The Kingmaker’s New Subject] Reference
Ryan Gosling's performance as a teacher who is both inspiring and self-destructive is about as good as it gets. From Wordnik.com. [Cinematic Fantastic] Reference
If someone is bringing out your most self-destructive tendencies, acknowledge that that person is not a friend. From Wordnik.com. [12 Things You Must Know To Survive And Thrive In] Reference
"I have an almost self-destructive desire to be original," he says; with "U and I" he's gotten away with it again. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Thing' About Updike Stalking A Literary Lion] Reference
The big difference is that Justice is no self-destructive alcoholic; his Achilles 'heel is his outspoken integrity. From Wordnik.com. [A Lesson In Star Chemistry] Reference
Big government enables people to engage in self-destructive behavior without immediately suffering the consequences. From Wordnik.com. [Up From Geniality] Reference
But Milosevic has always thrived on his nation's adversity, growing more powerful with each self-destructive crisis. From Wordnik.com. [Vengeance Of A Victim Race] Reference
As a result, they may be amplifying, rather than allaying, her self-destructive desire to master all that she surveys. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary’s Achilles’ Heel] Reference
McNulty, we came to learn, wasn't merely a self-righteous insubordinate -- he was utterly self-destructive and myopic. From Wordnik.com. [High 'Wire' Act] Reference
I understand a whole host of acts ranging from the simply foolhardy to the self-destructive to the downright despicable. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Grown, Supposedly Mature Men Gone Wild] Reference
Still, the Serbs could surprise everyone by defying their current stereotype as a people bent on self-destructive behavior. From Wordnik.com. [The Improbable Dream] Reference
President Clinton said he hopes Garcia's death will serve as a lesson about the consequences of "self-destructive behavior.". From Wordnik.com. [Requiem For The Dead] Reference
When no relief came, he pronounced me "self-destructive" and sent me to a psychiatrist, who wanted me to talk about my mother. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call And Corrections: How To Get Relief For] Reference
We are increasingly liberated to "be ourselves," but self-expression can slip into self-indulgence, sometimes self-destructive. From Wordnik.com. [The Limits Of Materialism] Reference
Blair says he's been clean and sober for more than a year, but even he knew his behavior had become blindingly self-destructive. From Wordnik.com. [The Times Bomb] Reference
"The idea of a death wish, that he was self-destructive — I don't think there's a shred of reason to believe that," says Farley. From Wordnik.com. [His Cheating Brain] Reference
Perhaps the most dangerous and self-destructive lesson that might be drawn from Iraq is a hyper-caution indistinguishable from paralysis. From Wordnik.com. [No Cause for Hypercaution] Reference
Many residents are still unable to "grow from within," in King's words, by resisting self-destructive behavior and the "gangsta" culture. From Wordnik.com. [King's Final Years] Reference
(Article continued below …) We're drawn to him too, no matter how many times we've seen these self-destructive singers onscreen before. From Wordnik.com. [‘Crazy Heart’: Bridges Bares His Twangs] Reference
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