body dysmorphic disorder

Nemesis2

Nemesis2

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in a nutshell, its when you see your body differently than how others see it. The extreme cases are in like anorexia nervosa and such problems where the persons view of the self is so distorted that it leads to a problem that affects their daily lives.

im happy to say we probably dont fit into this category, but still I think i have a smaller version of that lol. I look much better than I used to, but when I look in the mirror my eyes like... automatically focus on problem parts, which other ppl have clearly said they dont see haha.

it has decreased substantially from when I first started, but I think this part of me will always be there to critisize, regardless of how i look. anyone else have this problem?
 
I'm not so sure it's a problem that interferes with my daily life -but when i do look in the mirror -I still see the old me - it's not til I grab for one of the two articles of clothing that I kept that I do realize a bit of a change has been made - but otherwise I don't see it at all... or really even feel it all that much... (then again, my current weight is still a lot higher than many people's here's startig weight so... its stil lmy reality...

you, nemmie, on the other hand, look marvellous - you're too adorable :D
 
A lot of body builders have the same issue. I think we are all our own worst critics, unfortunately.
 
Well, I know what BDD is, but I don't think you have it.
BDD is built up around poor self image, and basically, if you have poor self esteem, then i believe you would feel this way about yourself regardless.
Only picking out the negative in yourself. Its like steve said, we are our worst critics.
 
Automatically focus on problem parts, which other ppl have clearly said they dont see

-I agree, most people have this

I have Image Distortion, which in some ways causes me to not want to leave my home on a daily basis for fear of being negatively judged on my appearance and all the paranoia that comes with it, but with time I hope to conquer it.
 
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