Definition of "self-limiting" [self-limiting]

• Limiting oneself or itself. (adjective)
• Self-limited. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Embracing a period of release allows a woman to shed self-limiting beliefs and extraneous energy to reveal her authentic nature and emphasize what is truly essential in her life."
• "We resist change because old patterns are familiar, even if they are self-limiting or dysfunctional."
• "Boundaries created under the influence of these agreements are self-limiting; such boundaries have been formed in reaction to unhealthy beliefs and a restricted range, rather than by the presence of a feminine radiance."