BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER (BDD), Causes, Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
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0:00 Introduction
1:58 Causes of Body dysmorphic disorder
2:45 Symptoms of Body dysmorphic disorder
3:29 Diagnosis of Body dysmorphic disorder
4:08 Treatment of Body dysmorphic disorder
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), occasionally still called dysmorphophobia, is a mental disorder characterized by the obsessive idea that some aspect of one's own body part or appearance is severely flawed and therefore warrants exceptional measures to hide or fix one's dysmorphic part on one's figure.In BDD's delusional variant, the flaw is imagined.If the flaw is actual, its importance is severely exaggerated. Either way, thoughts about the dysmorphia are pervasive and intrusive, and may occupy several hours a day. The DSM-5 categorizes BDD in the obsessive-compulsive spectrum, and distinguishes it from anorexia nervosa.
BDD is estimated to affect up to 2.4% of the population.It usually starts during adolescence and affects both men and women.The BDD subtype muscle dysmorphia, perceiving the body as too small, affects mostly males.Besides thinking about it, one repetitively checks and compares the perceived flaw, and can adopt unusual routines to avoid social contact that exposes it.Fearing the stigma of vanity, one usually hides the preoccupation.Commonly unsuspected even by psychiatrists, BDD has been underdiagnosed.Severely impairing quality of life via educational and occupational dysfunction and social isolation, BDD has high rates of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts.
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I literally never leave the house because I feel so embarrassed and ugly, I’m scared of people judging me
Yoo same i use quarantine as a excuse
@@PennyMsElite ok
_same, I stay home.. in my bedroom. I don’t even mind having to wear a tight mask whenever I go out._
@@miannyvonne Just try and understand that it’s all in you’re head, and people usually care about themselves a lot more than a random person. Try to go out and just try and deal with it I know it’s hard but it’s a illness that’s tricking you.
Me too
I have had BDD for so long but I always get compliments likes “you look fine” .. that’s never enough. They don’t see what I see in the mirror
I relate so much.
honestly same
I get told I'm pretty by strangers but I have a hard time accepting that sometimes
I hate it when they say that I look fine, it’s like they are saying I’m average looking and I don’t want to be average :/
Me too and sometimes I feel like they're just complimenting me so that I don't feel bad about myself
Although it makes me sad that so many people deal with this, I feel a little better knowing I’m not alone in feeling this way. Stay strong guys.
yea❤️❤️
I have one too and i can't deal with this type of symptoms bcz it make me wanna die.
There's no point of living if your not beautiful🦋.
the people wouldn't love you if your not good looking.
best tips is
Suicide. ☠️
@Alyssa Holderman Protude collarbones and hairy body 😞
Every second my mind is thinking "I need to loose weight", "It is almost September what are your friends going to think about how fat you are", "Please don't eat today", "I can't believe I just binged and ruined everything", "I am going to starve myself for a month", "why did she call me pretty doesn't she have eyes"
This is me too
God, I can’t tell you how much I relate with this.
Man fat or skinny im ugly asf
I started crying when I ees this cuz of how much it is me
I always think people compliment me cus they feel bad for me
The clothes thing is absolutely horrendous to live with. It's so exhausting building myself up every morning trying to convince myself I look fine and then 2 minutes later having to change to something baggy to conceal my body but then feeling disgusting for wearing loose baggy clothes because they look scruffy like I can't win...
this is literally me every school morning
i wear something that I prepared last night, then when i look at myself for like 2 mins in the mirror, i pick out imperfections then eventually swear something like baggy hoodies. 💀
I KNOW IM LATE BUT YES THISS it's so exhausting
This is exactly what I just did..wow.
yup. i remember that one time I was at the mall with family trying on dresses for a friend's wedding. When I looked in the mirror at the store I felt so disgusted, like I looked nothing like I do in my home mirror.
It's the opposite for me. When I find something to wear I try to stay in it for as long as I can because I fear other outfits would make me look worst
Is it BDD if I’m just ugly?
I don’t even think I qualify because I know I’m not delusional, I am genuinely ugly. Atleast people with BDD have decent bodies
@@aleksandrosofficial but I am ugly though
I’m literally disgusting
You are for sure not ugly❤️ my heart goes out to everybody who suffers from bdd. I know how horrible this is.
@@aleksandrosofficial you don’t even know what they look like. You can’t know if they’re ugly or if it’s just in their head.
i can't believe that after all these years it is only today i realized that i have been dealing with BDD my entire life
same
Same
literally
Same
SAME
I literally change my clothes 3/4 times each time and then end up with still feeling uncomfortable and staring at myself in the mirror wishing i looked different :(((
Girl I feel you :(
me.
Me too
I’m a guy & I did the same… I hope you get to find your confidence & enjoy your life
When I was a teen and became more self aware of my body image I noticed my chest was different and that’s when my self esteem went downhills. Years later I met this guy who I fell in love so hard, we we’re together for almost 4 years. Unfortunately, our relationship became toxic as the time went by. I will never forget the day he called me to break up with me, and for some reason he was pissed, and he said the worst thing someone could say to me. He pointed out “that” part of my body I’ve been always been insecure about by saying “he never liked it”. He said it like he was grossed about it. He destroyed me. He literally created a trauma in me. I’ve been on therapy for about a year now and on my next appointment I will finally be speaking up of this issue that has been killing me day by day. This happened on 2018, and I can’t believe that to this day it still fucking hurts. It has caused me sooo many insecurities, mostly in relationships. Now I can see I’m not the only one suffering from this horrible disorder. I really hope I can heal from this deep wound. Wish me luck.
You will make it girl! don't forget u are not the only one :) ly :*
i’m so so sorry i really hope you are doing well now💖
Wow the same exact thing happened to me. During the end of a break up and while in a relationship. I’m always told that I have big breast short arms and short legs. It’s the worse. But I thank the higher ups/ divine for my confidence.
Assuming he knew about ur insecurities (4 years a long time to keep secrets) dude probably just looking to hurt u. If not and he really didn't like it then big L for him being fake af for all that time. Either way u said it was a toxic relationship and it takes two to tango. Sure sucks if u think of it in a way that yeah you wasted 4 years on a dbag but maybe a better way to think of it is that which does not kill u makes u stronger or sth like that.
I think the difference between having BBD and just being ugly is that if you’re just ugly you can be like “oh shoot I’m ugly, that blows. I guess I’ll have to work on my personality or my talents or just make myself look nice in the specific circumstances where I feel like looking better would be beneficial. It’d be nice to be better looking but what can you do, right?” Whereas BBD just doesn’t let you get over the fact that there’s something you perceive as ugly. You don’t just get over it. You keep thinking about it. You feel like it’s a reflection of your self worth. You agree with the people who judge you negatively as a person because of your looks instead of considering them what they are, jerks. You keep thinking about it. And keep thinking about it. And can’t stop. And it affects every aspect of your life.
You can be ugly and just be okay with it, even if it kinda sucks. If you have BBD you can’t.
I dont know what to believe, im always thinking about it and I do stare at myself in my mirror and photos and every time I just see stuff that is ugly to me and it makes me sad, like I'll be good and once I see a flaw I don't like it makes me down and back to being alone. Even the times when someone would call me handsome or cute I really think they are being nice to not make me feel bad, ive had two girlfriends and every other day I'm thinking they just went out with me to make me feel better or make themselves look like a better person, I want to believe I have this and I'm wrong about my own perception but I hate self diagnosing and I haven't told anyone about this so I just don't know
Fuckk This is so me. I now I am not ugly. Used to date many many girls, they all were into me. But now I feel so ugly and a total different person from back then. I have no more friends and stay at home all the time. I cant accept it bc I know I am not ugly...
Agree I feel it and it makes worse when I am in a crowd with lots of people. I notice how they react when I am around. IT HELLA HURTS DEEP INSIDE.
@@GMaviation I feel the exact same way but I think it’s because my girl cheated on me and it messed with my self esteem when before her I could literally go on dates with different girls every day or girls that guys thought were hot af
It sucks but I think I suffer from bdd and something else. Good luck and hope your self esteem and confidence rises everyday and you get over it 💪🏼
@@dannyboii19891 yes same happened to me. My ex cheated on me thats what caused all of this. Girls man, they can make you or break you within no time... everyday is a struggle for me but I hang on to it. Thanks brother good luck to you too👍
Guys there's a difference between being insecure/not liking your appearance and bdd
Exactly
how do u tell if ure just insecure and not bdd? pls i don’t wanna have this disorder
@@naylaadzra4065 its a disorder if it prevents you from living your life normally
And?
@@naylaadzra4065
Well, for me I had bdd in my teens where I actually thought that my body was disfigured and abnormal which made me stay at home and not leave for months and whenever I would leave I would wear jackets and gloves even if it's summer.
Fortunately I grew out of it, but now I am kinda insecure about my nose because I have black heads on it but not that I see myself disfigured.
So I hope this might help you learn the difference.
Thanks to the society we live in 😔
Fuck society, fuck life, fuck everything. I'm sick and tired of feeling and looking this way. I don't even see what other people see and that sucks. I even had a crush I liked said "I don't like you, no body will like you your ugly" and I had a friend told another friend to not be friends with me because I was unattractive. I'm not worth it. I'm never worth any one time 💀🥺😔
@@taesrose9028 bitch I’m sorry and I want to help you bury a body, I don’t know where or how those kind of people dig up such hatred and anger and I’m sorry u were a victim of it.
@@isabellepoisson8570 wow 😳! I thought I was in trouble the way half of the sentence was Lol 😂. Thanks 🥺💚.
Society isn't the reason of my BDD
Absolutely true society contributes
I think I have BDD but I don't know how to tell to anyone😣😔
If you think you have it, probably you don't. When you have it, you think that the misperceived part/parts of your body are real when they are not. So you don't know you're sick. You just think your ugly.
Ignore the idiot above me, i feel the same way! There are many online therapy websites and there’s always someone out there who wants to help you! If you’re in school, there should be at least one person, maybe a student, teacher or counsellor who can help you out! If you have the chance, seek professional help. Get well soon 😘
@@youvebeenpoisoned5018 The idiot above you was actually diagnosed with bdd... Talking from experience. I'm just giving my opinion. If having an opinion makes someone an idiot, maybe you have more than one problem... My point is if you have bdd you don't know you have it because you think that the distorted view of yourself is real.
@@PedroLopes-ee3bj hey my brother also has BDD and he doesn't think he is. How to tell him that he has and he needs a therapy cz I know he actually sometimes self harm himself and sometimes he wash his face until bleeding.
@@liveinpluto7355 The hardest part about bdd is to believe that what you are seeing is not real. For me what worked besides medication was the more people that told me that (in my case) my nose wasn't huge.
i think i have BDD.. all i can think about my body i can’t stop looking in my mirror and comparing myself. i want to starve myself.
i hope it gets better for u and remember not eating is no ok
you are so beautiful!! starving yourself is not the solution-i know this is much easier said than done, but you have to change your thinking, because you are so so beautiful, you just don't know it yet. i think i also have something like that, but we can get through it together
I hope it's get better I wanted you that you are beautiful and we are created by the Image and likeness of God so it's a gift from him that we need to cherish and embrace. Stay positive and always remember that look doesn't matter personality wise and what you hearts speaks.
I wish body weight was my issue I’m just god awful ugly even being skinny
@@johndromeda7306 man go eat some burgers and fries, pizzas etc. Or if you don't want to be fat just workout. Many fat guys hope they can be skinny so they can eat those foods again without becoming obese too soon.
for everyone here that suffers from this... I am so sorry you have to deal with this, and I hope one day you can see how beautiful you truly are, as I have never seen a truly ugly human
My obsession has gotten so bad that I can’t even go into the shower without being on the brink of tears, I genuinely can’t stand to look at myself without being disgusted and I can’t tell if this really IS BDD or if I’m just very self conscious
The fact that summer starts make it even worse.
We made such progress with calling out the photoshopping of models in ads and holding companies accountable for not setting an unrealistic body standard. But now with these Instagram models it’s worse than ever: gen Z is constantly exposed to this shit
Yes, which is unfortunate because that my generation and I can’t tell you how many times I want to just throw my phone or blow my head off when I see these beautiful women all over Instagram and what not. 😊
Yeah,because of this I don't even use my social media accs anymore.Everyday girls of my age,groomed well,post their pictures being pretty and all.Seeing them,I get too insecure about how I look and think about how other people will percieve me as :/
I had BDD so bad in highschool that I had to start avoiding mirrors because I would look in the mirror and cry for hours... Even now my husband tells me I'm beautiful and I don't believe him.
I'm 27 now and I don't focus on my looks but other things like saving money, learning new things, spiritual growth etc., it has helped me cope with life 🤷🏿♀️
Ur beautiful.
Yeah,It's important not to get caught up in appearances, but to focus on other things.
I've had this since I was 12 and I'm 14 now. Noone tried to help me they just laughed and called me dramatic. It's literally wrecking my life and has lead to an eating disorder, depression and effecting everything I do
Edit: I'm better now I was talking about when I had an eating disorder, still struggle with it but it's not as bad
Do you feel you can get help?
I've had this since i was 11 I'm 14 now too. im insecure about my torso and stomach fat aswell as having a curvy body when I'm a boy. it sucks
I don’t know if I have it. The symptoms tick off for me, and when I see personal experiences with bdd on CZcams I relate so much. I’d tell my mum, but it’s just so embarrassing for me and I don’t know why.
@@zorg5595 same i feel so embarrassed about it....
A Pizza aww man ❤️❤️just please understand your not alone!
Masks actually made me feel worse about my face because i got the feeling i was hiding my face. Then every time i drank water and pulled my mask down i got anxious about what other people thought about my appearance. I have gotten a few compliments in my life but they were meaningless because i thought that they were just being kind. I think i might have BDD but im not so sure. I try to walk in shadows because light makes my skin look shitty. I need help but im broke.
Edit: feels good to get that off my chest tbh.
2nd edit: way less bdd after 10 months. My advice give up on your insecurities that you cant control. Dont try and change them with surgery. Accepting is too difficult for now so just mourn it. 'Sucks for me. Anyways.' And do things that actually improve your attractiveness. Work out, eat well. Take care of your hygiene as best as you can, that includes skincare. And remember, insecurities lead to growth. Dont see them as a curse, but an obstacle with a reward at the end. And take of your fucking mask :).
Dude same
literally same
dude literally same, i constantly try to hide my face with a mask and it's made me so dependent on the mask that i can't take it off in front of anyone without thinking that they'll judge me
sameee 😭
even if i’m thirsty i never take off my mask one time i almost passed out because of it i was so hot it was like 100 degrees f’ but we had to take school pictures and there was another girl in the room and i had a panic attack. do you think i have body dysphormia from that? i don’t want to self diagnose but i need help from others before going to a doctor because i don’t know if i can do that.
I hope none of the people I know would see this. But yeah, I used to get bullied when I was a child up to being a teenager because of my skin complexion, acne and weight. I used to cry to my mom and ask her why I'm so ugly and her snarky sarcastic comments made it even worse. I used to be so overweight and when I have had it with their passive aggressive comments and jokes about my appearance- I started to obsess with the food I eat and my lifestyle that I eventually developed ED and bulimia. Now I am in my 20s and finally reached my weight goal, I still struggle with ED and Body Dysmorphia. I constantly check my self in the mirror every time I get to have the chance to, checking if I gained weight, had acne and etc. None of my family member or friends know that but I sure know that they notice my strange actions from time to time, they just wouldn't want to know unless I die. People would compliment me with my weight loss and how I became so much prettier but those actually make me feel horrible, they don't help. So I hope that you as human being would not be able to contribute t other people's struggle.
I hate myself for this because I always see other people no matter their weight or appearance as beautiful, but I just don't see myself that way. I notice all of the pretty things I see on every single person but I always fail to notice mine.
I wonder what it feels like feeling proud and confident and carefree of what you eat and how you look. I always aspire to be like that but it's so hard...
You are not alone! I sometimes feel the same way. I would spend hours thinking about how anyone I saw was prettier than me because they had this or that. I honestly thought I was the ugliest girl on earth, and I deserved to die. No matter what I did, I would get worse. I got better by having true faith in my life.
I pray that your natural beauty from within will shine all over for everyone to see, like a Calipitter that turns into a butterfly. You are wonderfully and fearfully made ❤️.
As someone who suffers and still suffering from this, I hope this quotes somehow helps all of us:
Butterflies can't see their wings. They can't see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can. People are like that as well.
Naya Rivera
That is so true 💔😢
It's not true if you're an ugly butterfly😅
This comment section restores my faith in humanity
I never thought I would find so many people understanding me❤️
its so hard living with it... i constantly touch my face my hair whenever i go out i ask my friends to take a video of me so i can see what i look like and when i see it it just gets worse and it goes like a cycle like that
I always look at myself throughout the day in my phone camera to see what I look like then I obsess over it & my self esteem goes down
I cannot make anyone understand how much hate I have for myself. I just hate hate hate the way I look. I have been trying since years but howsoever I just can't get over this. I really sometimes want to slice my face, just cut my body. It is becoming so so so hard for me to live like this. People say a lot too, my soul shatters but I just smile and say nothing. Oh no one can understand my pain. This is going to kill me soon. Writing this here as I don't understand whom to tell this.
hi sneha! im so sorry u are going through this. nobody deserves this!
i actually go through at least 3 breakdowns a day due to my appearance, and through experience of opening up to irls, i realised that not all people will actually understand this. i often loathe myself for worrying about something so shallow and surface, but it’s just how my brain thinks and it is hard to navigate it to the right path, especially without support and professional help ( unfortunately ).
i wish i have something to offer you , but i am only like you so i am here to simply pass my humble support and a virtual hug.
more power to you.
ps, although it is not guaranteed to work every time, sometimes, separating my entities into my own body and my soul kind of helps. whenever i try to hurt my body, i ask my soul to be kind , because my body is only trying so hard to accommodate me! she cannot think on her own! she’s just a vessel who is trying so hard to contain the chaos of a soul that i am! she is temporary, and one day she will rot. just like every other body is supposed to, no matter how different they all look, they will rot. because they’re just bodies.
@@wariwarin heyy, this really means a lot lot to me. The fact that you took out some time for me to write this is making me feel so worthy rn. Thankyou so much. You have given me a new perspective and I will surely work on myself. I am trying and I will keep trying. And I wish you the same. You are very precious. Never ever feel that you are not enough, you are perfect just the way you are and so am I, right? I am trying see🥺. Please take care of yourself. Thankyou so much again.
I show my signs of being mentally unstable, but I can't go anywhere without communication. So I tried talking to ppl,and they all ignore my signs,LIKE TALKING TO U IS NOT ENOUGH??? I'VE SHOWN SIGNS HELP ME,they're like "U need to help urself" HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT??? And then they say "U don't have to deal with this alone".
...." Some ppl has cake given to them some ppl have to make the cake from scratch ",well I rather have the cake given to me. How do ppl ruin my life and get away with it???? They bully me,say hurtful words and even get physical AND THEN THEY GET TO SIT AROUND LIVING A GOOD LIFE.
No one understands me,I'm so misunderstood. My mom is getting sick of me being anti social but won't give me treatment, I can't help myself I'm a minor. This is so unfair
@@davioncarvalho6890 heyy have patience. Everything works out. Try to stay away from the people who always say hurtful stuff. This is sooo hard and ik ik. So I understand you, I just want to tell you that you are appreciated darling. You have so much more to explore, nothing matters. What matters is you, you matter. Do whatever it takes to make yourself feel good. Just don't give up. We can take baby steps right? One step at a time. Mediate and start writing down your feelings. It helps a lot. Exercise it's good for mental health. Do everything for yourself.
I've had people call me ugly in the past. Now I'm obsessive about my appearance. Constantly trying to look perfect. I never want to be seen as ugly. Everything has to be perfect. People won't call me ugly if I look perfect.
Idk it gets to the point where I look in the mirror and I LITERALLY get scared because I feel like IM LOOKING at a whole different person but sadly it’s me 🥺❤️
Am I the only one that looks up people that are the same age as me and compare myself to them ?
anyone. every single person i see i compare myself too, and they’re always prettier somehow.
Same 🥺
@@divine6867 same 🥺
@@divine6867 same😐
what if its not just wrinkles or nose or something like that but the entire body.. is that something else ??
anna ou If it makes you feel horrible, this is still BDD
It’s still BDD as long as you’re obsessive and/or compulsive over it. It varies in severity for everyone
Elis kif I hope and pray that the way that this all improves for you. I know it’s hard for you to accept, but you *are* beautiful. Every single person on this planet is, including you - especially you. Please don’t ever consider killing yourself or dying or anything at all as such. If not for yourself then stay alive for your loved ones and in the case that you really don’t feel like you have any loved ones in your life - people who actually care about you - do it for me. I may not know you personally but I do care about you and I do love you and I want nothing more than for you to be safe and happy. You’ll get through this, I believe it
Ana Mutombo don’t say that. I’m sure you have a beautiful body. Don’t ever compare yourself to anybody else or anyone else’s body. You are you and perfect just the way you are
Exactly! Like every video I watch, they only focus about the face and how people think their ugly (in their face). But my problem is my body. Like legs, arms, stomach etc. And I ALWAYS compare what I look like to others.
I don’t know if I’m just hideous and everything I think about my face is true , or if I’m actually ok and just have bdd
that’s a moood. i keep thinking "nah no way i can have BDD i’m actually just ugly" and then thinking "wait isn’t that something someone with BDD would say?"
Mood.
Same, but i think I'm just ugly i wanna get rhinoplasty can't afford it tbh I'd rather be died right now i had enough of my brain can't take it anymore
Elis kif hey, please stay alive! you’re important and people care about you, no matter the way you look. there are so many things in life to look forward too, like new music, new foods, new friends, and new animals to pat. i promise you that one day you’re going to be able to look in the mirror and like what you see, but you have to be alive to see that day. it's bad right now but please keep staying strong because happiness will come 💛
Elis kif sis you’re not ugly u probably have bdd it’s gonna get better don’t worry
it's like my mind can't catch a break from my thoughts " i'm not going out until i lose weight" , " everyone thinks i'm fat" " why does my body look like this???" when constantly people tell me i'm beautiful or skinny. I just want a break):
I also had severe BDD. It was hell on earth and I lost a lot of time and friends. Now I am recovering. Don't give up, everyone! You will get better.
If that's what you consider hell on earth than you haven't been through much hardship
I hope it gets better…
@@zawar4303 i don’t think you understand how hard this is, how hard it is to get out of your house everyday , how hard it is to sit comfortably knowing other people are looking at you, how hard it is to look at yourself at the mirror, how hard it is to hate yourself just because of how you look, and it’s not helping when you live with people who keep on making fun of you for something you can’t control, is there anything harder than this ? Of course, of course there is but that is not a reason to degrade someone’s pain, believe me its hard so so hard to go through this,its so hard to wish you were something you’re not.
@@zawar4303 Ur stupid if u don't realize the life of body dysmorphic people
its hell on earth for me right now. I thought my BDD was bad in 2017-2020, but little did I know that was just the calm before the storm
I just wish i could see myself through someone else's eyes😷
Right?! its like so scary because i dont really know what i look like anymore. I look diffrent all the time its so exhausting.
@@wow-hw5dj i look cometely different in different mirrors 😢😢
i am confused 🙁🙁
@@GOODNESS10 sameee
After all of theese years of pain,stress, anxiety and depressions I just realised that what I deal with - BDD. Nothing changed.I just now know that there is more people like me out there.
Be strong people! Fight against whatever is coming to us!
Its so hard to live with it 🥺🥺🥺
Just dont tell me you are in the photo
@@schutzstaffel6337 its me 🙄 with my makeup... why? 🖌🎨
@@cosmicfairy1010 as I see you are pretty, so you have to change you mind ))
@@schutzstaffel6337 thank u so much... but i live with this and have some other mental illnesses.. very hard and tiring 🤷♀️ i always express myself in my art... u can see my other work in instagram
You are pretty ...
I had to put a towl over my mirror. The voices got that bad. It feels quiet now.
I think your profile picture is pretty. I know hearing that doesn’t really help, though.
Who else was listening to this while picking at their skin ? When she says" signs of bdd are skin picking? 😲😞
Me...
bruh i literally have dermatillomania
And this is why I have dark spots on my 🍑... It's so humiliating
i pick my fucking scalp (disgusting i know) started when i was 9 and im 20 now... i just cant stop nothing helps
I was the girl at school boys dared each other to date. Ive been overweight, had acne, a humped nose and glasses for most of my life...somedays those memories still make me cry. But Ive lost 50lbs, got contacts, cleared up most of my acne and am making arrangements for a rhinoplasty and breast augmentation later this year. I'm taking a huge chunk out of my college fund but nothing in my life has ever made me feel so happy. Please dont give up friends ❤ there's always hope.
Not if it’s the bone structure that’s wrong
I don't have bdd I'm just ugly and that's a fact
Nah man i bet you beautiful youll definitely have something i wish i had on my body
Don’t think one second this way. You are for sure a beautiful human being ❤️
Well if you’re just ugly then you wouldn’t be thinking about it the first thing you wake up. You also wouldn’t be self harming, constantly seeking reassurance, or obsessing over it all the time. “Just ugly people” can accept it and move on.
Lady u need love
@@aPeriod it’s hard for me to believe that someone who’s ugly and self aware would accept that and not care? i mean for me i hate being ugly and i’m doing everything i can to change myself, i think u can have both.
An advice for everyone that suffers BDD, I know it's hard but you have to understand that for some people you'll be considered "ugly", but let me tell you that no matter what you look or what you think you look, there's also gonna be people out there that consider you "beautiful", maybe for some more than others but it doesn't matter... In the end we all are "ugly" and "beautiful" in a way, accept that and accept everything that you are and everything that you see and just enjoy life with no fear.
Love ❤️
What if you really are just ugly though? How can you tell?
Even if you are ugly, you gotta just accept the body you were born in. You only get one
@@No-onesgayformoleman not if they do an astral projection and enter someone else's body
pls dont do it its dangerous and u cant actually enter on someone else's body
Most people are not ugly. If you have good hygiene and brush your hair, you are probably nice looking.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder so for some people you'll be ugly and for others you'll be beautiful 😊 so we all are ugly and beautiful in a way and that diversity is what makes the world beautiful indeed
you can still have confidence and love yourself even if you are ugly. appearance shouldn't determine your worth and its not even something you can decide you can't choose what you look like your just born like dat so even if your pretty it says nothing abt you and it doesn't make you better than someone who is average looking. and I'm sure you ain't ugly sis
It shows how rare BDD is
People don't have any idea about how hard it can be
Sometimes you're feeling good and high then the next moment you're feeling down
Being obsess over a part of your body for almost a long time for 24/7
Also you don't show it outside or people might think you're confidant about your looks but inside you're killing your self
I just can't anymore _
Im trying my best to love myself..
I watched this video after someone recommended it to me, and I’m happy I did. I’ve been living my life hating how I looked. At age 5, I knew I was ugly. Starting today, I’ll start seeking help
I know I don’t have BDD because I showed my sister a picture of my nose to show her how bent it was and she laughed at it and agreed with me. I’m going to literally peel the skin off of my face
She was just kidding bro 😃
SchutzStaffel you haven’t seen my nose, it’s horrible
@@aug1014 who cares about it my friend? My whole face is terrible, but what? Not everyone cares about other faces, be strong bro
siblings suck lmao but i gotta respect theor brutal honesty because liers irritate me more
As a teen bodybuilder, I always feel small when I look bigger to the average person. Thus I have an obsession with lifting and perfecting every single part of my body, however I still feel small. The bigger I get the smaller I feel. It truly sucks. I’m never satisfied and I just want it to be over
maybe you have vigorexia?
I lost weight in high school and my dream came true for being as beautiful as I could be...and I still didn't feel happy after losing the weight. I guess it goes deeper than just feeling comfortable in our skin.
The gym is the only place that i can feel good about my looks. Otherwise, im trying to hide every bit of my body with clothes
I have the same problem:(
same
@@cloturn6118 i have the same thing with my eyes, but also my nose. i am so tired, i just want it to be over
@@iamkindofconfused same bro but not my nose just two lines under my eyes and on my cheeks which are rlly deep and easily visible
@@cloturn6118 I am sure you look great. Its very tiring and I know how it feels. I mean I dont mind being 'ugly' you know. But constantly thinking about it and just being obsessed by it, is so difficult to deal with.
I have high cheek bones....i always hated it.....i shave twice a day and workout constantly because i feel that would make up for it....i stayed drunk because that made me feel attractive.....it started years ago as a dark skin male growing up in the 80s and 90s....women would make fun of me and girls alwaus liked my light skinned friends even my cousins wouldnt take me when they went to meet girls.....i need help
Jimmie Parker I’m with you, Jimmie. I suffer, too. From you photo I can tell you have attractive features & a rich, beautiful skin tone. Have you made the first step in receiving help?
If that's you in the picture, you are absolutely gorgeous! I would definitely ask you for your number😳
i’m literally getting filler to make my cheekbones higher :( lucky
you’re very beautiful btw
Even tho i have the same issue but as a girl but not gonna lie u look like a model in that pics may god help us feel better
I have body dysphoria. I am 40 years old and it took me 30 years to accept myself. I use to think I was an alien or monster. I learned from my doctor's that it's normal I have a condition. I was abused until I was 15. I am also autistic. I believe autism causes body dysphoria too. My brain is wired differently. Mental health helped me and my mom.
About a year ago I had a friend who always made sure I knew she was better than me. She was really thin, and I was average, but she told me things that made me feel like I was huge. She told me I had an ugly nose and weird teeth. She made me feel like an ogre instead of a person. I eventually told her I couldn't handle all her observations about me and my flaws, so we stopped being friends.
I still see her all the time, though. She hangs out with my friends, and sometimes I think they like her more than they like me. I never told anyone what she did to me, not all of it, at least, but I truly wish I never met her, I can't even look in the mirror without remembering every insult she told me.
I constantly compare myself to other people who are thinner than me, prettier than me, more outgoing than me, etc. I can't stop, I can't even remember when I started doing this, but I want it to stop.
This is literally the way I think and act on a daily basis
what I have seems different it’s so weird:( I feel the need that everyone including me has to be perfect or else they are unworthy. (depression feeling) gives me anxiety attacks
(insecure, lack of confidence, lack of identity)
*never satisfied by looks (leaves me depressed)
I really don’t know what I see when I look in the mirror I can’t notice if I’m pretty or not and even if I am I feel the need to be PERFECT. It’s so consuming I have panic attacks because of it:( what is this??
doodlebob I feel the same. Whenever I feel really bad about my looks I feel like I’m unworthy of everything, having feelings, being loved, everything. It’s torture. I just want to stop thinking about it.
Eva Minton yeah! And feeling like this gives me more anxiety. But honestly as we grow it’ll go away as we learn who we truly are. Like fr who cares about our looks. I remember as a kid I didn’t care at all, so what changed ? Social media. Life is about having fun not about being so negative about what you look like. It would be boring if we all looked the same. Aging is probably a way of telling us looks don’t matter. I know it’s easier said than done, but I guess positivity is what the cure is to this.
After years of hating my body, and hating myself for caring about it, because I thought I was being superficial, I finally understood why it is so hard to let go of body image obsession : because it's not about looks. Your body is the most tangible thing your brain has found to transpose your deepest feelings about yourself. Change the way you feel about yourself on a psychological and emotional level, and it will become much easier to stop caring about your look. What I recently understood is that this body obsession tells about internal struggles of anxiety, low self esteem, depression, obsessive/compulsive personality, and that'she what we need to fix. Wish you all the best on this journey, it's so hard but we're going to beat it !
Yup, I’ve gone through it: the need to be PERFECTLY perfect. Man it was exhausting! When I turned 18, I looked SO attractive & I wasn’t used to all that attention and looking attractive. I had a weird battle with myself: I was conceited and self-conscious at the same time.
Like, I’d call myself pretty then sometimes, I’d block my face with emojis/hide my face. I “did” look pretty but your mind will always have a hard time “adapting” to the new YOU ... if that makes sense
@@featherboyy3325 me too. I don’t see any point in living if I can’t be beautiful.
Thank you for this video.
I can relate to a lot of these things.
I’m gonna talk to my therapist about this.
Thank u for educating 🙌
Im starting to think I have BDD, people always tell me im so georgeous but when i look at some of my photos im so disgusted, and want to change many parts of my body, like, i want to see what they see but i just cant
My parents say I have this but Ofcourse I deny it .I just wish I knew what I looked like.
ive had this for years, turned it into a positive overtime
Being called ugly constantly leads to this :)
Some people might think that feeling suicidal because of BDD is dramatic but they don’t know how it actually feels. I’m not suicidal because I think I’m fat and ugly. It’s because I shut myself away from everyone and everything. I don’t allow myself to reach out to others. I feel as if I’m Frankenstein’s monster. I’m too ugly and I should do everyone a favour and never allow people to see me. It makes me restless, angry, frustrated, confused, isolated, etc etc etc.
I’m pretty sure I’ve had this for years but just deal with it. Exercising helps if it’s consistent, but that has led me to over obsessing about cals and obsessing about losing weight, binging and restricting. It’s literally a cycle.
I didn't even know that this existed I thought that I just had anxiety well now I know thank you
First it started with my skin color. I was told I'm casper. I started tanning. Then I was called fat. I became bulimic. Then I scrutinized my lips and wrinkles. Started getting botox and fillers. To excess. Fair to say I have BDD.
I’m currently dealing with this. It’s mostly coming from a combination of working out and comparing myself to other men.
The thing is I feel I still have belly fat, even though I have lost weight in a year and a half. But I feel like I’m nowhere near my goal of having a 6 pack, muscular kind of body.
It also doesn’t help when people tell me that I look good or that I’m in good shape. When I feel like I’m not. Even though most of the clothes I have are no longer “tight” and are loose on me. Plus I have gone down in pants size. But ultimately I feel I will never truly be happy with how I look.
I avoid the mirror when i change clothes or shower. I change my clothes often because i feel exposed to judgement about my body. It's getting really bad, and I don't know what to do, or where to begin.
I have bdd. It feels like a demon is in your head constantly planning seeds. I’ve always been a perfectionist with how i look in my life. When I turned 20 yrs old my skin started to change and i became obsessed with picking every flaw. I began to blush easily when i would talk to ppl bc I felt like they were judging my face. And for the past 2 yrs its been like that. Ivve dissociated myself from reality. Constantly looking at my face in the mirror. Not feeling enough. I dont take pictures bc i hate how i look in them. I literally look crazy now. You can see it in my eyes. Like i have no life in them anymore bc every morning i wake up and i worry about the same thing. I dont even go out in daytime bc the sunlight makes me blush and turn rlly red and makes me feel very seen. Im tired of feelin like this. Im tryin to change my mindset but i keep on falling over and ovr. No matter where i am its like a tick worm inside my brain that wont leave me alone. I am never in the present bc of this. Its always lingering inside me no matter where or who i am with. Its there. I have to check my phone or a mirror to make sure my skin tone is fine or that i havent turned completely red, etc. its hard asf. I know deep down its all in my head but 4 some reason i cant let go. All i want is peace. Im only 22. I want to live like every young person around me.
This explains so much on why I've been like this ok
I don't know if I have this. I really feel unattractive, but that's because I know I genuinely fit in the societal category of being "unattractive". My friend has called me attractive on many occasions, but I still know that I'm treated as an unattractive person in subtle ways. I've never been called ugly in the last years and can't recall that happening so much in my early years except for some times.
I always see everyone prettier than I feel like am the ugliest person it makes me feel so sad and suicidal maybe it's all in my head
same. i feel like the ugliest person in the world i wanna kms
@@divine6867 it sucks but I think we have to stay strong or something I still feel like killing myself cause I still feel ugly but am working on it
I wish I knew much earlier what I feel is actually a disease.. Now I have to deal with a permanent filler gone wrong on my face because I was trying to fix something that didn't need to be fixed.. I learned my lesson, now my BDD gets worse and worse each day.. It ruined my life
This is actually hard, these days I don't even want to take off my makeup before sleeping because I'm thinking, what if someone tries to take a pic of me, and I'm so afraid to look bad in a picture. I have to repetitively look myself in the mirror but I try to avoid public mirrors as much as possible because once i see my reflection, it'll ruin my day.
I hate myself everyday and i cant get productive even tho im pretty smart and very sympathic to others and a good person, the bully from school has transformed to my own thoughts and now im the bully, its fucked up and im just dying each day more and more.
I think i have bdd i have the symptoms or signs i just dont know hoe to tell my mom or dad help?
I can never sit down in public because of the fear that my stomach is going to be folding in jeans.
It's new years eve today and the horror I feel about going out, I have pms too on top of it all and am bloated as fuck.
Hope you all get through this day and go out even though it's scary.
I'm crying and if you are too, we in it together baby.
All power to you
I only leave my house to go to work or the store. Each time I do I have a ritual/checklist to make sure I look “perfect” (whatever the hell that means.) Sometimes I’ll be having a good day and decide I’ll go for a walk or something like that. then I look in the mirror. The idea of people seeing me in my current state washes over me. It’s so strange because an over-confident person expects all eyes to look at them since they’re conceited. I feel all eyes looking at me for exactly the opposite reason. My mind tells me that as soon as someone is within 50 feet of me they can zoom in on all my physical flaws as if they have the vision of a hawk. Not only that they can do that but that they definitely 100% will do that. So I end up just not going out in order to hide myself. I thought after my weight loss a few years ago (265lbs down to 180lbs) I would feel good. After the actual physical flaw of all the fat went away my mind just started making shit up and now I literally don’t know what’s there and what’s not sometimes. I’ll go to pop a pimple and when I touch my skin nothing is there and I go “wow you literally just hallucinated a pimple” and I feel like a dumbass. I also still see myself as overweight but I’m not trying to lose any because if I’m not careful I’ll slip back into one of my eating disorders (binge eating or anorexia.) I never thought at 27 this would be my life and I would just waste every day. The only good thing is my loving girlfriend supports me greatly and I appreciate her so much. Anyway sorry this is so long thank you for reading
I believe my handsome 16 year old is battling this. I’m having a very hard time watching him go through this. We have an appointment with his PCP next month. I will address it’s. Hopefully he can get the help he needs. It’s very heart breaking. He’s known by everyone to be so handsome but a bout with acne changed everything. He’s done so much to clear it up and it looks great, but he still isn’t satisfied. It’s very sad to see him go through this.
its great that you are supporting him on this !! My parents always thought i was being vain and that its a stupid thing.Bdd really changed my life...i hope your son gets better soon
Versace thank you, I understand where your parents were coming from, but I let him know that I want to help him. I’m trying hard to find the balance and even get help for myself to handle the situation properly. Although I don’t understand it completely and often my actions are of frustration, I’m still seeking the help we both need to get through it. My only life goal is to raise a happy healthy productive son. Thank you for sharing your story and responding.
I started to grow grey hair at about 13 years old and gradually grew more over time and it really took a huge toll on my self-esteem throughout my teens. I would get teased about it and it would be very embarrassing that I'd always pull out my grey hair when I'm alone in front of a mirror to try and eradicate them... But of course to no avail. I stressed so much over this I grew more. Now that I'm 24 I am balding and do not work because of this condition I have. I found out I have ADHD as well but my biggest fear of socialising with others is that they notice that I'm balding as it is getting pretty obvious now. I don't know what help I should seek out and who to talk to.
I feel you so much bro. Premature hair loss and greying hurts so much. I truly hope you're doing better.
I don't even turn the lights on anymore just to not see my appearance.
I have this problem with my left shoulder that is not the same as the right shoulder in terms of control, size and strength which i never had this problem when i was younger but it happened while i was 18 and it got worse since then. It messed up my life every single day bcs it was a problem that i couldnt resolve immediatelly. I've learned to ignore this problem and try and be natural about this flaw of mine, doing exercises focused primarily on my left shoulder and take my time with it, eventually this problem dissappeared. For anyone who meets this problem as i did, please be patient and don't think too much about it, try resolving it in time, make a plan for yourself, dont let it make ur day stressful.
Is there a cure? I can’t live like this forever!
I have BDD and I can honestly say it’s helped me more than hurt me. I’m a bodybuilder and it’s pretty common for us to have it, tbh it lets me know what I need to work on more.
Frl? Are you sure thats bdd (btw im not trying to be a dick ive just never heard of bdd positively effecting someones life)
It's good to have BDD about something about yourself you can change. Now imagine having it about something that's unchangeable and you are stuck.
@@SL-pg4dh man i have plagiocephaly and it sucks 😕😕
@@GOODNESS10 I have flatter forehead and it's been the bane of my existence. My life is literally quite ruined because of it.
@@SL-pg4dh people always ask me why u are unhappy with your life.... i just think inside how should say you what i am going through 😔😕😭
I have BDD and one way I deal with it is by looking back to old childhood memories and basically immersing myself in nostalgia as if I'm a carefree child again who dgaf about anything else in the world.
thank u , it is helpful
me realizing I've been exhibiting all these behaviors and signs ever since I was 12 🤡
I hate when people say it’s just in my head like I can literally SEE people look disgusted at me
fuck I hate myself
It's gives me a little hope to see others fighting through this. Bdd Has really broken me my mind to point I can't handle it anymore. I just wished I could live a normal life again, wish I could look in a mirror again and wear t shirts again. I'm sick of losing friends and staying I'm my room but it's the only way I can stay away from these panic attacks. I'm praying for anyone that has this condition it's not a joke.
Please stay strong, it gets better.
I dont have this but to anyone who has this it will get better just keep battling champ
I am a highschooler and I think I have bdd. I am very insecure of myself that whenever I look at the mirror I feel disgusted and always want to change my appearance. I spend more than hours comparing myself to others and trying to fix my flaws. I constantly have this idea that when I’d grow I would have surgeries and all just to make myself convinced. Sometimes I just cry really hard and have this intrusive thoughts of harming myself.i always cover my face with a mask whenever I go to school or somewhere else.I don’t know how to stop this
Please stay positive, it gets better.
@@MedicalCentricyou heart your own comment but not his, sure it gets better
I might sound like a hypocrite considering I feel the exact same way as many of u, but I hope this offers you comfort
Every stranger and close person I see looks great to me. It doesn't matter their body type, how clear their skin is, or their face shape. They always seem to be so beautiful and perfect in their own way, and it's only enhanced if they have a kind personality. I can't seem to feel this way about myself though and I hope to see myself like that some day, but I hope that you know that people don't notice your flaws and that you are beautiful.
when i was a kid, my family would always jokingly point out my nose because i have a low nasal bridge that makes my nostrils appear wider. i felt so ashamed until high school when i noticed that people do not rlly see my nose as unusual (may also have to do with the school environment). however, when the pandemic started, i started seeing loads of pretty girls on my socmed and it took a toll on me. i often visit plastic surgeon sites and plan to get mine in the future. I've always hated my body too. ever since we got stuck at home, i wasn't able to do exercises which led me to gain too much weight. the sleepless nights from my crying sessions also led me to develop acne and baggy eyes, which was worsened when i started getting hair falls. i wasn't sure if i have bdd but i checked multiple vids just to make sure and I'm hoping to get this diagnosed once the pandemic is gone.
i got this on my recommendation and i watched the video and didn’t even know this was a thing. My family and friends tell me how my skin is clear and how skinny i am WHEN ITS NOT TRUE i have terrible skin and fat thighs and no jaw line and i need to change it people say i’m doing it for attention but it’s true i’m not skinny and i don’t have good skin. they just don’t understand. there is so many flaws in me and no one sees them but they are literally there and it’s so hard because all i think about all day is my body no matter what and how much i compare myself to other I CANT CONTROL IT! i never tell anyone because they won’t understand and i’m probably to young
I think I might have muscle dysmorphia but I’m not really sure if it’s a disorder or if I’m insecure. Usually I spend a lot of time looking at my arms and thinking how skinny my wrists look and how small my arms are. I usually cover up all the time with either sweaters or flannels and always put my hands in my pockets when I walk or sit. Even looking at photos makes me really anxious and sad
Same ,one time my aunt took a photo of me without me knowing and when I saw It ,i started fucking crying because of how ugly I looked
I hate putting a lot of money into clothes and the feeling amazing and when I put them on at home I feel like a disgusting mess and that people will judge me
Bruh when he went down the checklist of common obsessions and I had every one-
this describes me perfectly. but i don’t want to be that person to “self diagnose” but i am always obsessing over how i look all the time bc i think i am over weight and ugly i think about it all the time especially my face
I have a 6pack, a body that most would call nearly perfect, and yet I still see myself ugly, constantly examining and trying to improve my appearance, but no matter what I improve nothing changes, the only thing that changed is that it's now hard to maintain such a body with a strict diet and lots of working out so it puts even a greater stress on me, the only way out of this is accepting yourself the way you are, but the question is, how to do that?
Maybe getting involved with a couple of different communities can help you. Most people are nowhere near that perfect body. So getting used to being around many different people may help you be at ease with your own body.
I've suspected I had this for years stemming from the 4th grade (my cause hands down is my bitch of a mother; don't ask) and I've experienced all the symptoms from the DSM-5. I'm a psychology major about to get my master's degree soon but I've never been diagnosed and I'm telling you it's so hard living with this. Sometimes I literally have a mental breakdown because the thoughts/feelings get to me and sometimes it gets so bad I just want to end it but not today not ever Satan.
I'm literally in the same boat as you, regarding the disorder being undiagnosed, being a clinical psychology student getting her master's degree soon and everything. It is somehow reassuring knowing we share that debilitating experience
I've also gone through a few years of psychology classes but never heard of that one, or at least just with anorexia which seems pretty different from what is explained here !! I wonder why I'm just discovering it but gonna do some research on it now. If you have sources that'd be great :)
Me scared of the summer when I’m gonna be forced to wear shorts and T-shirts. And then when I go to the pool with my friends, a bathing suite and I will also be forced to show my face because I can’t swim with a face mask on!!!!!!!! But I can manage it! I can get through this, I think.
I relate to this it stops me from going outside