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Internal Bleeding

By Stephen

I bleed from the inside My organs fill up and choke, suffocated by blood, starving for oxygen. Now it threatens to overtake my mind. Each vessel leaks its own toxic mix of blood and bile. When you bleed from the inside you bleed alone. There is no bandage to help stop the bleeding I try […]

Filed Under: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Poems Tagged With: Depression, poems, Self Hate

Location of Perceived Defects in Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

By Stephen

Studies illustrate that BDD can strike virtually anywhere. The skin, hair, and nose are most often disliked. It’s likely that people underreport worries about certain body areas—for example, breasts and genitals—because they’re embarrassed, and that the true percentages for such areas are higher than those listed here. Body Part Percent (%) of Patients with Concern […]

Filed Under: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder Tagged With: BDD, Body, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Body Part, Face, Hair, Hair Concerns, Image, Nails, Nose Concerns, Self Hate, Skin, Skin Concerns, Total Body Concerns