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self-help
[ self-help, self- ]
noun
- the act of providing for or helping or the ability to provide for or help oneself without assistance from others.
- Law. the act or right of remedying a wrong, without resorting to legal proceedings.
- the acquiring of information or the solving of one's problems, especially those of a psychological nature, without the direct supervision of professionals or experts, as by independent reading or by joining or forming lay groups that are devoted to one's interests or goals.
adjective
- of or relating to a book, article, home study course, or the like, offering an individual information or counseling intended to be personally beneficial or profitable:
self-help books on overcoming shyness.
self-help
noun
- the act or state of providing the means to help oneself without relying on the assistance of others
- the practice of solving one's problems by joining or forming a group designed to help those suffering from a particular problem
- ( as modifier )
a self-help group
Other Words From
- self-helper noun
- self-helpful self-helping adjective
- self-helpful·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-help1
Example Sentences
“In self-help culture, ‘growth’ is very romanticized where you do breathwork and meditate, and then you mature into this philosophic version of yourself.
He credits his mental well-being to therapy, meditation, self-help books and a supportive, close-knit group of confidants, each of whom wears a matching friendship bracelet, which he is proudly wearing today.
In the first season, Ricken’s nonsensical self-help book, “The You You Are,” somehow gets into the hands of Mark's “Innie” and sparks his yen for dissent.
I also love to walk while listening to true crime, self-help and food-related podcasts.
But it also meanders quite a lot, and is somewhere between a self-help book and a stream of anecdotes.
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