Carson was headed down a path of self-distraction until a critical moment in his youth.

如果卡森不是抓住了青年时期时的一个关键时刻，他很可能走上了一条自我毁灭的道路。

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They said women in particular may immerse themselves in brain-engaging digital environments as a means of self-distraction.

他们认为女性容易沉浸在需要思想高度集中的环境，以此来作为自我排解的一种方法。

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Their coping strategies included using emotional or instrumental support; self-distraction; denial; religion; venting; substance use; self-blame; and behavioural disengagement.

他们的应对策略包括情感或物质支持、分散注意力、拒不接受、寻求宗教信仰、宣泄、使用药物、自我批评、以及行为解脱。

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The work was not the business of the nation, but it was the distraction of self-preservation in the civil rights case.

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