News of Somatoform Disorders

Ever since I developed delusional BDD at around 13, my primary concern has been my skin/hair. Now however, at 20 going on 21 I still look like I'm 14, and sadly, going off the info I found online your facial structure finishes developing at around this age, so basically I'm screwed. My baby face is my next concern, and please don't patronize me saying that "surgery is never the answer" when throughout your entire life ...

Anyone done cbt and have it helped them? I’d like to know your experience and how you coped with things getting ‘worse before they get better’?

1.Smoking..is not that much but is harmfull when used in chunks.
2.Alcohol..alters my face so much like i became so vulguer..
3.Fapping or Masturbation..Affect my jaw ĺine..i get girly face oval shape with no masculine appearance..

I stopped smoking and Alcohol but the third one is unstoppable.like its a natural part of humam beings..
I need to get myself away from all triggers that will affect my Imahe of my face..
I need to have ...

I know I should consult a professional to genuinely know what I have, but I was wondering if anyone suffers from BDD where their main flaw is their entire body weight. I usually see that it pertains to Eating Disorders but I don't restrict my eating because of it although it's in the back of my mind. I feel like I have all the symptoms that could lead up to an ED thats why I ...

Hi! I am a 19 year old girl based in Canada.I have been struggling with Body Dysmorphic Disorder from when I was 13.
As a very young child I was a very pretty girl. I had lots of boys obsess over me but I couldn't care less. When I was in about Grade 3, my looks went downhill. I had braces and acne and was awkward and skinny.
Highschool was hard because I would constantly ...

Hi, I'm new to this subbie. Here's my physical history.

They always told me I was too young to experience the problems I had. Lol. Okay.i went for a few years with my pains and problems only to lose all hope. So I stopped trying. Years later I still have the same issues and they keep popping up.

I probably have some type of hypermobility, my joints pop and twist often. Just from walking around. ...

I am a 19 years old male. I'm obsessed with my arm size. I have been working out for around 3 years now. I just hate how skinny my arms look. I always wear baggy full sleeve shirts, even in summer, to hide my arms. People say that my arms are decent but in my eyes, they are very scrawny and disgusting. Nowadays, I'm suffering from great anxiety. Whenever I see people wearing tank tops ...

A thread was started some time back that seemed to deal with "getting better" in ones narcissism/NPD. I think it was started by mark1958, but having looked and looked, I can't seem to find it. Maybe it was another thread that just included this question. Maybe I'm having a false memory. But I remember intending to try to answer it, which I'm doing now.

One of my main anxieties is from my gerascophobia. Somatic narcissism ...

Hey everyone, please help me understand what is going on! Ever since I was like 16 years old if not younger (as I wore makeup at 12 to school.. just eyeliner though) i've always been super self conscious about my appearance and even went through a period of my life 12-13 with my hair covering half my face. I want to see who else has this exact issue though:

So when I grew up and ...

Hi everyone. I'm 28 (female) but have struggled with my face (not so much body) since I was a kid. I was diagnosed with BDD in my 20s. I hate my face. I know that objectively I am not ugly per se. People tell me I'm pretty, but I think I look so much older than I am. I would like to look slightly younger than my age. But ever since my mid-teens everyone has ...