Do i have BODY DISMORPHIA? how can i fix it? :( pleeeeease help me?!
Question: Hi, im 16 and i cant look at myself in the mirror wihout feeling like crying and sometimes i end up bashing my head against the wall in disgust or punch myself in the face and sometimes i refuse to leave the house. im 103 pounds and 5,6 and i still feel fat and i feel like everyone is allways looking at how hideous i am even tho people tell me im pretty i dont belive them they are probably just trying to be nice because i absolutely hate myself SO MUCH. help? what do i do? i told my mum how i feel she said i was beautiful and was just being vain but i cant stop feeling like this and its really upsetting me.
here is me: http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w259/...
but i edit my photos alot coz i cant stand them otherwise coz i a fugly pice of ****....
Answers: Hi, im 16 and i cant look at myself in the mirror wihout feeling like crying and sometimes i end up bashing my head against the wall in disgust or punch myself in the face and sometimes i refuse to leave the house. im 103 pounds and 5,6 and i still feel fat and i feel like everyone is allways looking at how hideous i am even tho people tell me im pretty i dont belive them they are probably just trying to be nice because i absolutely hate myself SO MUCH. help? what do i do? i told my mum how i feel she said i was beautiful and was just being vain but i cant stop feeling like this and its really upsetting me.
here is me: http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w259/...
but i edit my photos alot coz i cant stand them otherwise coz i a fugly pice of ****....
You sound like me, I've been called "fugly", "pugly", "pug-fugly", but never "UGLY-ugly"!(only in my own fuked up mind)..I'm 31 yrs old now, got a deadly awesome loving boyfriend who loves me no matter how I look or what mental dismorphic state I'm in. Every day we are being told that we have to "look" a certain way-by the media, Hollywood, magazines, etc. IT'S ALL A LOAD OF SHYT. Love yourself from the inside out, & that self love will shine thru in your eyes & on your face, what more "beauty" do you need??? Don't follow the "braindead masses"..be the best dam YOU that you can be...everyone is "beautiful" in their own special way. ~PeAcE
Holy crap you're skinny, you're underweight. And the picture has been deleted it says...
There's nothing wrong with you, geez. If you really hate yourself that much, think of the people who are worse off than you.
You're not ugly anyway.
I am not sure what Body Dismorphia is. It sounds, though, you should get help from a professional therapist. I do hope you seek some help from a person trained to do this. I am going to counseling, and it has done me good.
Yes, You have BDD. You need to go to therapy.
Oh, and ... You are pretty.... Try remembering that what you see in the mirror and in your pictures isn't what actually is. You are beautiful no matter what you see.
BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER (BDD): If small children don't point at you, in public, you aren't that badly off. Only use a small hand mirror to check appearance, so just a small part of the body may be seen at a time, yet anything wrong will still be immediately apparent; cover (taping over/painting) full length mirrors. Check out http://www.bddcentral/mainpage2.aspx and http://www.mental-health-abc.com and http://www.psychforums.com/viewforum.php Other things worth trying: See self esteem/confidence, on page 38, and practise daily, and when needed, one of the relaxation techniques on pages 2, 11, 2c, or 2i, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris Also read pages 2L, and 47. Give the EFT, in section 53, a good tryout: "Even though I have a distorted body image, I accept myself deeply and completely". All of these things are designed to bolster the central sense of identity, enable emotional centering, and changing the focus from that of a person's appearance, to helping others. A TECHNIQUE FOR REPROGRAMMING NEGATIVE THOUGHTS: (ALSO SEE PAGE L, IN SECTION 2): It is important to deal with a negative internal monologue (self talk), or mental process, such as disturbing thoughts, or images, by the process of (a): recognising it, and (b): challenging it immediately. When you notice something negative, such as: "I'm never going to get over this!" or: "Why am I always so pathetic/useless/such a loser?" or even: "I can't do this/will never get the hang of this!", or a disturbing image, recognise that this is part of the mindset which will hold you back from progressing in your recovery. Having identified and labelled it, I first visualise a large, flashing "STOP!" SIGN, then I say to myself as forcefully as you can, even aloud in a big voice, if alone: "I know this tactic: GO AWAY FOR A WHILE !!!" You may want to use either: "ruse", "ploy", "game", or "trick", instead of "tactic". In the case of an image, visualise a large, red "STOP" sign. Some people go so far as to keep a wide rubber band in their pocket, then put it around their wrist, when they catch themselves backsliding, stretch and release it, as a method of reprogramming their mind sooner, but I don't regard it as being strictly necessary. Remember to remove it, afterwards, if you use this method. It may well be worthwhile going to the Groups, at Myspace, Google, and Yahoo, to find others with the disorder, and see what has worked for them. Use the WebFerret search engine, your own, the Wikipedia, and Google websites, and Yahoo websearch on BDD.