News of Somatoform Disorders

Just checking to see if anyone lives in my area. It would be nice to meet people I can relate to.

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Hi all!

New here! I am 36, and think I have finally realized what my major malfunction is. Basicall, my mind is in a constant battle with any part of me that makes me a man. I can go into more details, but was curious. Is there any other guys on here that struggle with BDD??

Thanks!
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my therapist told me to stop looking at mirrors.Like dont indulge in checking mirrors to get rom relief from bdd anxieties..
Also dont indulge in over focus on jaw area and all.Which dr said if you gave extra focus to a part pf a body you will feel muscle pain,tension and all in that part..
I tried to dont Look or tgink abt my face for sometime after therapy.for abt two or three days my ...

My BDD started back when I was around 17 or 18 when I had my first otoplasty. It was a botched operation that all surgeons and everyone would agree. When I was much younger, I had very protruding ears (much more than some of the cases you see online). I was teased for it many times before by teachers and some other students, nevertheless it didnt bother me much until I was maybe 16. I ...

Hi,

I used to post there and sure do miss it.

Bdd has been hell for me for years, as is other things.

I am looking for someone similar to connect with. I hate being so ugly but whatever.

I'm so concerned about the hair on my arms everywhere i go from work to school people seem to always notice them and make fun of them :( I even considered laser treatment on them . I'm not sure why girls don't seem to be able to accept them as they are sigh sometimes i even have suicidal thoughts .

Hi everyone! I'm new to this forum, so I'll quickly introduce myself: My name's Tilda, I'm 19, and I'm from England. Basically I wanted to create an account to see if anybody struggling with BDD would like to be kinda pen pals (except with computer keyboards instead of pens!) so we can share our experiences and support each other through this. For a bit of context, I've struggled with low self-esteem and body image problems ...

Hello everyone,

I'm a 29-year old male, and I'm not even sure I have BDD. But what I am stricken with certainly feels a whole lot like it. Ever since I was old enough to be self-aware I've despised my nose. It's big, crooked, and I would even go as far to say that it's malformed. The funniest part about it is, in the mirror it's barely noticeable, but get me on video or almost ...

I have had pretty severe BDD since my mid teen years where I developed a strong phobia of having my picture taken... When i was a teenager I even went to the extremes of stealing other peoples SD cards that had pictures of me only to erase them, or I'd lose my dignity my begging people to delete pictures of me. As an adult I feel extremely ugly... My anxiety about the way I look ...

Hi, I have a mother who my whole life has always been sick, always had a cold that is 10x worse than anything we ever had and always had, something that was always potentially killing her. And honestly it's effecting my mental state. I'm currently in my last semester of university and I'm finding it hard to know what to do next as my mothers is completely in denial that she is a hypochondriac...

she ...