I looked in my mirror earlier and thought my thighs actually looked good and then i looked again some minutes ago and its like its back to regular old criticizing myself but i know nothing changed. like idk if other people also feel like in their vision their body parts change throughout the day too even though theyre not like for example i thought my legs looked nice and toned earlier but now after looking in the mirror i thought that they looked bad

29f and the past month has been beyond horrible. My body is filled with anxiety and depression. I haven’t worked in almost 2 weeks it’s been so bad. I barely leave the house. I don’t feel like my therapist gets it at all. I’m just really tired and feel no hope.

I was always fat, still am but my brother took a pic of me randomly and showed it to me and I didn't recognise myself. K didn't realise that big fat ass was me. Like I genuinely believed in my mind I wasn't that fat. I don't know what it is i thought of myself as smaller than I actually am. I'm 5'9 and 100kgs like 40% body fat so pretty fat.

Also, I recently got this weird obsession with having big hands and I look at my hands and they feel small. I'm very insecure about them. But I saw a pic my brother randomly took where there was a big person with these giant hands and I asked my brother who that was and he says it's you. I was so shocked. My hands looked so much bigger in that pic than they look irl

What is it. Why does my brain do this. Is this body dysmorphia?

Is it also dysmorphia if it's also a functional problem that your body has ? I have retrognathia which means I have a recessed chin from lack of facial development and it's affected my face. I'm highly aware of it but also know it's not abnormal to feel ashamed by it.

Here you can find listed below general information on BDD and related foundations, the clinical classification and symptoms of BDD, advice for friends and family, as well as self-help and support groups, both in-person and online.

General information

The BDD Foundation

OCD UK

International OCD Foundation

Mind.org

Clinical classification

ICD & DSM Criterias

For friends and family

The BDD Foundation, Supporting a close one with BDD

Mind.org, How can friends and family help

Self-help

Body dysmorphia workbook by the CCI

Building self-compassion workbook by the CCI

Support groups

Online support and therapy groups

Support groups in the UK

I'm not too sure if this is allowed so please remove it if not :)

For a year between the ages of 13 and 14, I had really severe anorexia, so much so that I had a bmi of 10 at my worst and weighed 60lbs at 5'2. My doctor entirely failed to refer me to the eating disorder clinic, so I was this weight for like 5 months straight, and slightly better in the months between the start of my ed and recovery.

It's obviously been years since, but I feel my body hasn't really changed all that much since my recovery, even though I'm much healthier now. I have a ridiculously flat chest, and no curves or thighs, and if I ever gain weight it just goes to my stomach.

If somebody else has been in a similar situation, can you tell me whether you eventually developed any shape at all, or if I ruined my chance at actually looking like my age. Thank you!!

Going to therapy or getting professional help is not always an option, getting help may also take some time. To help you to better understand and address BDD by yourself, we have compiled a workbook that you can do by yourself. It contains information and tasks which will help shine a light to why BDD is the way it is and how you can deal with the symptoms. All chapters are based on an official workbook by the Centre for Clinical Intervention.

The BDD workbook:

• 01 What is body image?
• 02 Could I have body dysmorphic disorder?
• 03 Negative impacts of BDD
• 04 What are the causes of BDD?
• 05 Appearance assumptions
• 06 Triggers
• 07 Appearance preoccupation
• 08 Attention training [a coping tactic]
• 09 Checking and approval seeking
• 10 Reducing unhelpful checking and approval seeking [a coping tactic]
• 11 Negative predictions
• 12 Avoidance and safety behaviour
• 13 Reducing negative predictions [a coping tactic]
• 14 A new way of operating
• 15 Dealing with set-backs
• 16 Maintaining gained progress

Hi there, the past year I have developed somewhat of a fixation on my skin.

I have an unknown rash on my back and chest, which doctors cannot identify very well.

I have scars on one of my thighs which has caused a texture difference compared to the other, which I have been focusing on a lot.

I also used to pick my face with a comedone extractor (loop tool thing) and I find myself doing daily inspections of my face to find any lasting damage.

I have convinced myself I have hidden lines and scars under my skin on my face, which I know is a bit odd.

I have seeked therapy but not heard back yet after my assessment.

I just want to know, does anyone else focus on their skin the most, and also if you have any product recommendations or even mental practices.

Thanks!