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Archives for May 2013

Location of Perceived Defects in Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

By Stephen

Studies illustrate that BDD can strike virtually anywhere. The skin, hair, and nose are most often disliked. It’s likely that people underreport worries about certain body areas—for example, breasts and genitals—because they’re embarrassed, and that the true percentages for such areas are higher than those listed here. Body Part Percent (%) of Patients with Concern […]

Filed Under: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder Tagged With: BDD, Body, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Body Part, Face, Hair, Hair Concerns, Image, Nails, Nose Concerns, Self Hate, Skin, Skin Concerns, Total Body Concerns

10 Months After my Facial Scar – Falling Back Into Old BDD Habits

By Stephen

Sometimes I just can’t believe it happened:  The scar, the injury, the entire incident. It doesn’t seem fair, but then again, life often isn’t. And we just have to accept these things as they are. ON THE ROAD I am away from home, on the road, in a hotel room. Alone with mirrors and overhead lights. I […]

Filed Under: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder Tagged With: Anxiety, Bad Habbits, Bad Habits, BDD, Depression, Facial, Facial Scar, Fear, Kris Kross, Michael Jackson, Scar, Social Obligations, Star Struck, Testing