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Let it Go

By Stephen

Wide awake, 7 am I have been waking up early on the road. Finally, made it out of the door though to write, usually I just lie awake in the bed thinking about all the words I should be writing. Thoughts flow kindly in the morning, then in the afternoon the river of words runs […]

Filed Under: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder Tagged With: South Africa

Scars are permanent and (Sometimes) People Suck

By Stephen

After last year’s meet up between surfboard and face life has not been the same. I haven’t left the house without some amount of anxiety for over 18 months. Things were getting better until out of the blue this mysterious red, round irregular lesion appeared on my nose. I reluctantly made an appointment with the dermatologist […]

Filed Under: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder Tagged With: People Suck, Scars

A Book That Will Change Your Life and Help You Overcome Your BDD

By Stephen

Maybe you are like me. You are on your 100th self-help book and you are sure this one is the one that is going to make the difference. You have once again been sold a bill of goods that you control your thoughts, and that the way to beat depression or to overcome your BDD […]

Filed Under: Books, Literature, Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder Tagged With: Acceptance, ACT, Books, Happiness, Philosophy, Reading

A better week than last

By Stephen

So the week went a bit better than last. I started using Mederma on my scar which makes it red but I am hoping it works. I am lucky I didn’t get into a car accident last night or get pulled over by a cop for my excessive mirror checking on my drive home. But […]

Filed Under: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder Tagged With: God

In The Arms of Little Children

By Stephen

The day before yesterday I was headed to pick my son up from school. My wife and I decided we would take the kids’ razor scooters the 7 blocks down to my son’s school on a nice sunny day and have fun riding with him on the way back. I needed to get out of […]

Filed Under: Facial Scar, Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder Tagged With: OK

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