Body Dysmorphic Disorder

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A poorly understood condition in which sufferers dislike or feel something is wrong or ugly with their body and which can have serious consequences for individuals. It has at least one celebrity sufferer.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/may/09/body-dys...

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And Family Are The Worst

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This is interesting, and when we "sinfully" change our bodies to be more like we feel families mostly do not accept it. It would be easier if I liked alcohol or street drugs because I could stay numb all the time.

It is a surprise that Robert Pattinson would suffer from it. Most women that I know are not satisfied with some aspect of their bodies, and they compete quite ruthlessly with each other. Silly men think that women try to look sexy for them.

Oddly, aside from shedding about 40 lbs, my body seems quite nice to me, considering.

BDD

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One of my friends has a strong case of this, and I don't really know how to help him. He sees a therapist about it, but I don't think they really know what it is that he has. They say it's anti-social, but he's sociable, and doesn't hate society. He just really dislikes the way his body looks, and thinks people judge him about it. It's a struggle to get him out of his apartment, and when he does get out he usually just wants to hang out at my place. Either that or he'll just tell me to come over there, because he "has everything we need" there.

~Taylor Ryan
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