Intrigued by a scene of Tom Cruise disfigured after a car accident, I paid $2.99 to rent Vanilla Sky on Amazon Prime. In the movie, Tom Cruise portrays a rich entitled playboy who inherited his father’s multi-million dollar business and is disfigured in a car accident. Because his top-notch team of surgeons cannot reconstruct his […]
Laser Treatments for facial scars – Do they work?
I have talked a lot about my facial scars on this blog. I blame them for the resurgence of my BDD and I also blame them for the inescapable nature of the beast. I blame them for my ugliness and my shame I blame them for my fear of face to face casual conversation. Something I […]
Overcoming BDD with Manly Makeup – The Great Cover-UP
18 months ago after I sustained my first facial laceration my wife tried to help by purchasing a product called “foundation”. I think I am spelling that right? Her intentions were good, but unfortunately the idea of covering my inch-long cheek scar with a female skin care product horrified me quite possibly more than the […]
DISQUIETING
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 […]
10 Months After my Facial Scar – Falling Back Into Old BDD Habits
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 […]