In My Room There were several bathrooms on my college campus that I would frequent the most. I preferred the handicap restrooms as I could lock the door. In here I could fuel my compulsion without the fear of others noticing. I remember walking out of the bathroom, and within seconds returning, to deconstruct my […]
Starting an SSRI (Lexapro) for My Body Dysmorphic Disorder
I am reading a wonderful book, if not the only real book on the successful treatment and management of BDD. It is called Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder by Katharine A. Phillips. It has been helpful. It has given me both clarity and confusion. Sometimes as a BDD sufferer the hardest thing to do is to differentiate […]
Accutane, Depression and Body Dysmorphic Disorder
The Beginning of the End I started Accutane during my first quarter of college. It was a last-ditch attempt to rectify my skin problems. I remember walking into the dermatologist’s office vividly and I met this amazing medical assistant. She seemed to be the first person I had ever met who knew what I was […]
Acne and The Makings of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
MY ESCAPE I am thirty-five. Day one of this blog should have started over 18 years ago. But I was living in denial. The constant mirror checking, the self-hatred, the shame, the fear of catching my reflection in a car window… The inability to enter a dressing room. As a man, the shame was even […]
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