stop oneself

“Uncharitably one writes in order to stop oneself from feeling too much; uncharitably one writes to become closer to that feeling self.”

The only way to stop oneself from making such flawed political connections is to be reminded that this is not a political issue.

Crossing without a rope is distinctly dangerous, for although one can find places easy enough to jump, a slip would be certain death, for once in the channel it would be quite impossible to get out, or even to stop oneself on its smooth ice floor and sides.

One can’t always stop oneself just where one wants to when sliding down a slope.