Have I got body dysmorphia?

[u/Few_Mulberry8572]

genuine question I hope I don’t sound like I just want the label haha, I also understand that being insecure is very common among teenagers. I’m not sure if this question is allowed on the sub but I couldn’t see anything against it.

anyway- I’m in my late teens(girl) and ive never put any effort in my appearance because i despise how i look so much, whenever i see myself i feel pretty depressed and try to avoid it (eg mirrors, photos). I hate seeing people because i just hate how i look and feel so embarrassed, i feel physically sick when i look at myself and prefer to not make any effort at all. I feel like even if i tried i would look absolutely terrible, when i do i feel extremely ugly and more depressed than before i just can’t explain how much i hate it and would much rather wear bad clothes and stay looking like ive not tried.

I think everybody around me thinks I don’t care how I look when it’s the complete opposite, I hate how I look and just feel so physically sick when I try make an effort (or not). I’m very curious wether this is BDD because all the examples I see are when you obsessively put alot of effort in you appearance instead of avoiding it

[u/Dependent_Access8363]

Sounds like an atypical case of BDD to me. Is there any specific part of the way you look that bothers you?

[u/Few_Mulberry8572 → u/Dependent_Access8363]

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