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Managing Your Thoughts

By Stephen

The messages that run through your mind determine how you feel and what you do. Every time you feel anxious, discouraged, or self-conscious about your looks, it’s the result of negative thinking. Our thoughts aren’t always trustworthy. The fact that negative thoughts about your appearance often come into your mind doesn’t mean that they are […]

Filed Under: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder Tagged With: Body, Body Image, Feelings, Guilford Publications, Image, Kindle Edition, Thought Record

DISQUIETING

By Stephen

I can feel it on my face. The deep, open crevice of  my scar. I can feel it stretching, tugging, retching. For the first several months after the injury I attributed this to the process of healing and the formation of new cartilage. But now I know it is in my mind. How do I know […]

Filed Under: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder Tagged With: Attention, BDD, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Disquieting, Feelings, OK, Pain, Physical, Scar