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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

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 […]

Filed Under: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder Tagged With: Baby Steps, BDD, Knowing Better, Moving Forward

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 […]

Filed Under: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder Tagged With: BDD, Cave, Caveman, Fear, Hiding, Poem, Ugly

The Fog is Lifting – Turning Scars into Stars

By Stephen

I have learned not to trust my day-to-day feelings. Over the years they have been known to deceive me.  At times the feeling of joy and a lack of worry pervade. At other times I am left to drown in the throes of deep depression.  I don’t always know what tomorrow will bring. Standing up instead of […]

Filed Under: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder Tagged With: BDD, Body Dymsorphic Disorder, Depression, Scars, Stars

Going off Lexapro for my BDD: More Sleep and Better Sex!

By Stephen

I won’t lie, I had wonderful sex with my wife last night.  This was so needed, and I am telling you this because the Lexapro ruined my ability to achieve an orgasm. This was upsetting, yes I know I was taking it to feel better, but the Lexapro was not making me feel better. I […]

Filed Under: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder Tagged With: BDD, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Botox, Botulism, Lecapro, Natural, Omega 3, Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

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