Noun
self-mutilation (uncountable)
self-harm
self mutilation
The Christian faith from the beginning, is sacrifice the sacrifice of all freedom, all pride, all self-confidence of spirit, it is at the same time subjection, self-derision, and self-mutilation. Friedrich Nietzsche
Art advances by self-mutilation of the artist. Camille Paglia
He had at last discovered that love had no pith in it, and that the projection of one own's feelings upon the images of a beloved was in the long run, an act of self-mutilation. Lawrence Durrell
Both suicidal gesture and self-mutilation are disqualifying for military service, by DoD regulation. Source: Internet
Any condition involving self-mutilation. Source: Internet