Stephen, Author at Overcoming BDD

Location of Perceived Defects in Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

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 […]

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 […]

January 2013 – A Good Weekend

By Stephen

This weekend was better. I went outside without worrying about my scar. I escaped the mirror, and I got on with life. I wish I could do this every weekend. Until then, until that moment where I am free. I will write!

My BDD – The Journey Begins Just as it Seems to End

By Stephen

I have been missing out on a lot lately… because of my fears that revolve around my body image. I have missed opportunities, or more often than not enjoyed them less than I feel I could have. This is a shame, and this is an example of how I continue to let these body image concerns hamper […]

The Caveman – Hidden levels of discontent (a Poem by Stephen)

By Stephen

Locking myself away, hoping for the world to quiet down. Hoping for a new body, or a new mind, or preferably both. The days blend into the doldrums of a windless ocean It is here I sit Looking for some degree of change. Mostly I just want to be left alone, yet in today’s world […]