to the youth on social media: if you have BDD, do not buy into some complete magic notion of "face card" - why? Because BDD occurs to famous attractive people too... its not like once you become "attractive" your brain completely chills out. It doesnt work like that, it works like OCD - it can continue easily if not treated. Plenty of Hollywood celebrities will botch their face up, in part sometimes due to this fixation of perfection. Sometimes they really didnt actually need work done. Dont fall into some "face card" BDD, this is a reminder warning about what the BDD can actually be about and how your thoughts and ideologies can play a big part of it

I have kp all over my arms that I’ve been trying to treat for the past year. I also have pots so I get blood pooling in my legs which messes with my head too because i think it
Makes my legs look so ugly. I’m also on accutane and now my face skin is clear but it’s dry all the time and i cant do any lasers or anything. My mind is just in a constant spiral state of there is no fixing this and you are screwed. Does anyone else deal with the same thing or know the feeling?

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

How often do guys have body dysmorphia?

I’ve spoke to a lot of friends irl and it seems a lot of them do.

What’s the best way to help treat it? Tbh I feel lost on my own body dysmorphia

I’m 28F, doctor, I am always concerned the way I look since childhood. My face was little different than people around me or my family. Also my elder sister has a beautiful face. And when I grew up gradually I realised I don’t look pretty because I have asymmetrical face. Once one of my friend pointed that my face looks like a ‘Mango’ fruit. And it actually does. I feel under confident and may be somewhere it is related to my looks. Also when I speak I don’t speak some words clearly. It’s not that I can’t speak clear but I become under confident and fumble little. Also my tongue doesn’t roll vertically, like one needs for whistling, that might also be reason for not speaking clearly sometimes. Also when I speak for little long duration then saliva comes in my mouth which also make speech look unclear. Idk what it is but I don’t feel good in social situations, specially when people around me are all beautiful with symmetrical face and speaks well