Self-infliction
[self-in-flik-tid, self-] /ˈsɛlf ɪnˈflɪk tɪd, ˌsɛlf-/
adjective
1.
inflicted by oneself upon oneself:
a self-inflicted wound.
self-inflicted
adjective
1.
(of an injury) having been inflicted on oneself by oneself
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