1. He is rebellious, aggressive and at times self-destructive.

2. He had a reckless, self-destructive streak.

3. He absorbed the poppy in a self-destructive fury.

4. When it comes to playing debased, self-destructive women, Leigh is the best actress in Hollywood.

5. Self-destructive Melissa, that kooky chick who sometimes wore braces over a singlet to hold up her baggy pants.

6. In spite of Cobain's self-destructive lifestyle, he managed to create some classic songs.

7. The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive?

8. Is there no remedy for this self-destructive behavior?

9. Values that are completely self-destructive can't last.

10. They can't see that they're making self-destructive choices.

11. So I did what any self-destructive romantic would do: I chased it.

12. Often the behaviour is aggressive and self-destructive and may be very uncharacteristic of the person , who may have no idea why he or she behaved in that way.

13. During this period, he wrote to the reporter about his self-destructive tendencies, blaming these mostly on his father.

14. Their absence led Barras into a series of impulsive and often self-destructive behaviors.

15. They represent instead the definition of a garrulous efficiency in service of a self-destructive goal of global domination.

16. It will be possible to look back and observe that those in love become utterly self-destructive.

16. Wish you will love and make progress everyday!

17. The gulf between words and deeds would, Bertinotti feared, be more self-destructive than any other course of action.

18. He might be tired, he might be feeling slightly self-destructive at the moment.

19. Almost invariably, it is the accused who, unhinged by stress, panics and does crazy, self-destructive things.

20. Before then, we are inclined to believe only hip jazz musicians and self-destructive beat poets did dope.

21. Their unreasoning hostility and violence is merely a psychological projection of our own self-destructive impulses.

22. Is it possible to capture a reader with the tale of two unappealing, selfish and self-destructive characters?

23. Obesity impairs health, and, in most segments of the population it diminishes social and professional success as well, and so it can be regarded as self-destructive behavior.

24. Problem is, when you find you didn't get that job either, your thoughts may turn to self-destructive conclusions about yourself.

25. Finding validation and seeking love from another person through relationships is a self-destructive path.

26. If you are able to look beyond someone's pain, anger, fear and self-destructive behavior, and see the angel of light in their face, you offer them something very precious.

27. Fighting stress the hard way usually involves some form of self-destructive behavior.

28. They have to act in a loving way towards themselves so make them aware of behavior and habits that are self-destructive and self-sabotaging.

29. Reason can however be used to convince people that their basic values are in need of revision, because reason can reveal when values are inconsistent and self-destructive.

30. Either way, as Jesse James has recently discovered, it's stunningly self-destructive.

31. We are self-destructive when we envy a student who gets better grades.

32. Rival mainstream media have been happy to feed off the leaks but then delight in his self-destructive mistakes.

33. The flip side is the Medea hypothesis that says life is self-destructive and poisons a planet.

34. If your habits are self-destructive, you will fail in the long run.

35. UPDATE: Thanks to Mind Hacks reader Avicenna for pointing out that the full text of the academic article ‘The nature of suicide: science and the self-destructive animal’ is available online.

36. Disgusted by the belligerent and self-destructive policies of his native city, he stayed out of politics and spent most of his time and energy pursuing philosophy.

37. I swapped my New York attire for Aloha shirts. My self-destructive habits lost their appeal. It's hard to be bitter when you're laughing.

38. Yet it is Russia's self-destructive streak that has turned testing weather into a tragedy.