After last night’s depressing, over-tired post, today turned out to be a good day. I have been going to church again, mostly for the kids, so that they may know God and understand that somebody may have their back in the bad times, and the good ones. This has helped me through my BDD, and […]
Hope – The Lost Frontier on the Road to Overcome BDD
My hair is long, and itchy, yet I don’t know how to get a haircut as the fear of the cutting room mirror haunts me. I spend a lot of my time thinking about dying, because that is all I want. Not to die necessarily, but to sleep. To set the worry and the anxiety […]
Accept Life as it is to Overcome BDD: There is Endless Futility in Regret and Worry
There is a principle in Daoism that may very well hold the key to happiness: “All Things Change.” Today when I was in the mirror lamenting my body image concerns I found this poem. I think it speaks highly to BDD and is a lesson in the futility of regret and worry. For me, it […]
The Best Books for Treating and Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Here is my list of the best books on the subject of Body Dysmorphic Disorder. There is other literature which focuses more on the topic of body image that I will discuss in a later post. My Favorites Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorderby Katharine Phillips, M.D. A wonderful, concise and essential book to understand the diagnosis […]
Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies for Improving Insight in Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Here are several cognitive-behavioral strategies that are described by the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy to improve insight into your BDD. Self-Monitoring I ask the individual to monitor how his BDD symptoms vary over time. Every hour he rates (0-10) how strongly he believes, for example, that his nose is too large. […]
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