self-destructive behavior

His films like 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan' obsessively chronicle protagonists spiraling through addiction, obsession, and psychological breakdown.

He consistently explores self-destruction through trauma and despair in works like 'Antichrist' and 'Melancholia,' examining how pain manifests as destructive behavior.

His films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' depict characters trapped in cycles of grief and compulsion that inevitably lead to their own undoing.