Anonymous
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Apr 24, 2020
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Body dysmorphia (BDD) is a disorder that when you look at a small part of your body you hate it and want to fix it. It really eats at your mentality. For example, if you have a bump on your nose and it's not that noticeable but it's all you think about. You want that bump to be gone. You may consider making permanent changes to your nose but you don't wanna do that. BDD or Body Dysmorphia is something that can get better but never ever ever goes away and it is very sad but you can learn to fight through it :)
Anonymous
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Apr 30, 2020
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To me, body dismorphia is the inability to recognize our reflection. i have a preconceived image in my head of how i look and i feel unfamiliar with myself seeing any differently. i feel like body dysmorphia is subjective and experienced in varying severities by ever individual. my body dysmorphia focuses primarily on weight. i see myself as someone morbidly obese even though the numbers on the scale may not reflect that. when i look in the mirror i don’t see what other people see when they look at me and thats very frustrating for anyone including myself to deal with.
blitheBlossom34
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May 21, 2020
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it is a mental illness where one is overly concerned with how they look. An obsession is formed over this unperfectness even if it not as it appears but to them it there and it real. People with this spend a great amount of yime examining theyselves over and over again being very concerned and worried about it.This can be caused by lack of confidence,anxiety and depression. This can lead to one not eating or overly eating or socially distancing and a loner which makes one have no social life as they are so self aware overly.it can last for a very long time
Charlotte996
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Jun 25, 2020
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Body dysmorphia is essentially being overly concerned about a certain aspect or aspects of your body but without any logical reason. Usually, that thing goes unnoticed by others, but you are unable to see that. For the most part, it tends to be extreme enough to avoid social situations. It tends to be more prevalent in women than in men and is heavily influenced by what is considered to be "normal" as portrayed in your environment. It can cause intense feelings of anxiousness, loneliness, low self-esteem, and also being ashamed. It's important to be aware of your thoughts when you are feeling these feelings as it can help you determine whether there truly is something wrong or if you only believe there is.
PumpkinSpiceCara
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Jul 23, 2020
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Body dysmorphia is a mental disorder related to how one perceives themself, specifically how they view their weight. In a typical scenario, an individual might look in the mirror and think they are overweight or "fat" when in reality they are dangerously underweight. This condition is often associated with eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia. In some cases, body dysmorphia can lead to an eating disorder, or can cause someone to continue dangerous eating habits. In rare circumstances, some people view themselves as being dangerously underweight when in reality they are dangerously overweight. In any instance, the individual needs professional help and guidance.
Daniella976
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Aug 23, 2020
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Body dysmorphia is an incredibly difficult thing to experience and understand. The essential idea of body dysmorphia is that you see one thing in the mirror, even though you look completely different from what you see in the mirror. People with body dysmorphia often thing they are either too too too fat or too too skinny, or to muscular, etc. People with body dysmorphia find things to dislike or hate about their body even though those things are probably not even there to begin with. Body dysmorphia leads to things like eating disorders, or just overall self hatred. It is a terrible disease.
Anonymous
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Sep 2, 2020
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Body Dysmorphia is a mental illness where a person is obsessed with certain flaws on his/her face or body, which might be just minor flaw or even imagined. They will try to cover it with makeup or anything else excessively, will check how it looks by looking to the mirror over and over again, and will avoid any activities that might show the flaws like social events or photos because they lack confidence due to their flaws. They usually then compare how they look to others. This mental illness is a chronic condition that can last for years or lifelong.
HopefulBambi
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Sep 11, 2020
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Body dysmorphia, or dysphoria, can be a range of different meanings for the individual themselves. Typically, it is when someone will avoid seeing themselves in mirrors, taking photos, or talking about their own appearance as it makes them extremely uncomfortable. They are affected mentally by having an altered perception of their physical body, which can sometimes lead to a form of an eating disorder, which causes the person to hyper fixate on every and any little thing about their body that they dislike about themselves. Those with body dysmorphia/dysphoria will often not see what you're seeing in regards to their own physical appearance.
Anonymous
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Sep 24, 2020
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This is when you believe that your body looks one way but in reality, it does not look that way but in your mind, that is what you believe
Anonymous
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Oct 17, 2020
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Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a mental illness. People who have this illness constantly worry about the way they look. They may believe an inconspicuous or non-existent physical attribute is a serious defect. They respond to this by performing repetitive acts such as mirror checking or comparing their appearance with others.
The severity of BDD varies. For example, some people know their feelings aren’t rational or justified, while others are almost delusional in their conviction.
BDD causes severe emotional distress. It is not just vanity and is not something a person can just ‘forget about’ or ‘get over’. The preoccupation can be so extreme that the affected person has trouble functioning at work, school or in social situations. Any part of the body can be targeted.
It is thought that between one and two per cent of the population may have BDD, with men and women equally affected. BDD usually starts in the teenage years, when concern over physical appearance is common.
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