Self-help consists of people providing support and help for each other in an informal way, rather than relying on the government, authorities, or other official organizations.
She set up a self-help group for parents with over-weight children.
2. uncountable noun
Self-help consists of doing things yourself to try and solve your own problems without depending on other people.
...a society that encourages competitiveness and self-help among the very young.
...a self-help book.
self-help in British English
noun
1.
the act or state of providing the means to help oneself without relying on the assistance of others
2.
a.
the practice of solving one's problems by joining or forming a group designed to help those with a particular problem
b.
(as modifier)
a self-help group
self-help in American English
(ˈsɛlfˈhɛlp)
noun
care for or betterment of oneself by one's own efforts, as through study
Examples of 'self-help' in a sentence
self-help
Try the self-help explained in my advice line today.
The Sun (2013)
Parts of the self-help industry have added fuel to this fire.
Paul Martin MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE (2005)
You can both have fun while you learn self-help tactics to last longer.
The Sun (2009)
The media and self-help books abound with glowing references to its magical powers.
Paul Martin MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE (2005)
They work much like any other group which promotes self-help through common awareness.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This way you will be able to try the self-help techniques explained in my advice line today.
The Sun (2006)
Mutual telephone support is also a very important part of self-help.
Trickett, Shirley Coming Off Tranquillizers and Sleeping Pills (1991)
The advice line today on coping with jealousy explains more self-help tactics.
The Sun (2010)
So what explains the gradual decline in the prestige of self-help books?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They look for information and encourage their patients to find a self-help group.
Trickett, Shirley Coming Off Tranquillizers and Sleeping Pills (1991)
There are lots of self-help methods to try in my advice lines today.
The Sun (2007)
Is it all really just a mutual self-help society for ambitious Sikhs to get ahead?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Apparently it's a self-help support group for lawyers trying to balance their working and family lives.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
self-help
British English: self-help NOUN
Self-help consists of people providing support and help for each other in an informal way, rather than relying on the government, authorities, or other official organizations.
She set up a self-help group for parents with overweight children.