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Not happy with how we look: Negative body image & Body Dysmorphic Disorder

  • Friday, April 29, 2016
  • Shona Innes Psychology

Can you imagine what is would be like to have your beautiful young son or daughter come to you with such hatred for their appearance that they are begging you to take them to a plastic surgeon?

I think from time to time we all check out our image in the mirror and make an evaluation of it.  Some people (young and old) make such critical evaluations of their appearance that they start to believe that they are unable to contribute to any sort of life because of their appearance.  When this becomes debilitating, we usually consider a diagnosis of Body Dysmorphic Disorder.

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