News of Body Dysmorphic Disorder Forum

I believe I've had BDD for years and years, possibly even from the age of 15, and not known it. I am 25 now. Lately I've been becoming more and more stressed because I KNOW something is not right with me, mentally. I've been looking up symptoms for different disorders, trying to figure out what is wrong with me, and seeing a lot of my symptoms on lists for mental disorders that I don't think ...

Hi, new to this, my partner is a sufferer, please can any one suggest where we can get help for couples? we have read the broken mirror and studied much information on the web. Any suggestions welcome

I am desperate for help.
My image consumes me yet I cant seem to do anything about it.
I have no idea what I actually look like, and when I see pictures of myself I have a hard time believing that the fat, ugly, nasty girl in the picture is actually me.


sometimes I will see my reflection and I will think 'oh its not so bad' but then I see my leg bent, or ...

i am 20 years old and live with my boyfriend for a year. he has seen how much i am hurt by my appearance and says he wants to help. this said he has cheated on me before with a very skinny tanned italian girl. he constantly looks at girls on the internet and writes to them asking for sex. he goes out and brings back girls and says he wants to have sex with ...

I am 27 year old male from a little island in the mediterranean

I have self diagnosed myself with BBD and am seeking help for my condition.
I have always been regarded as cute by friends and family when i was a young boy and took pride in my appearance as a primary school child.
In secondary school at around the age of 12 I developed a condition where my hair had to always be ...

is BDD insanity?

Hi,
I've suffered from depression and anxiety for years and have a long family history of various disorders. It has recently been suggested to me be my gp and by family members within the mental health profession for a long time (who call me "Myss Dorphia") that I may be suffering from BDD. I really don't konw much about it myself so I was wondering if people thought this was the case.
I was fat ...

Hi,
I've suffered from depression and anxiety for years and have a long family history of various disorders. It has recently been suggested to me be my gp and by family members within the mental health profession for a long time (who call me "Myss Dorphia") that I may be suffering from BDD. I really don't konw much about it myself so I was wondering if people thought this was the case.
I was fat ...

I am a 26 year old man and I have been very self conscious my whole adult life. It is getting to the point now where I am obsessing over my looks for hours every single day. I feel like I am not a worthy human being and I can't stop putting myself down and calling myself a freak. I have suffered with bouts of depression and social anxiety in the past also.

The thing ...

Hello. My name is Santiago. Im 21. I live in Colombia, South America. I have BDD, or at least that's what i like to think. Most of the time i am convinced i look hideous, even if i often receive compliments from other people. I think they pity me. I am obsessed with my nose which i think has a weird shape. A year ago i had a surgery to make my crooked nose straight. ...