Does this sound like I have body dysmorphic disorder?!
Question: Does this sound like I have body dysmorphic disorder?
This sounds horrible, but I am truly afraid that I look deformed. I obsess over my face. I won't go anywhere without makeup on, and won't even let the people who are closest to me catch me with out makeup on. I won't let friends, family, or boyfriends see me without makeup.
It has gotten worse over the years. I won't leave the house without my foundation and concealer, and I go to the bathroom between every class at school to check my reflection in the mirror, and fix my makeup. I also do this at work on every break I get, but I never fix my makeup in front of other people because I don't want to draw attention to my face.If other people are in the bathroom I fix it in one of the stalls. I do wash my face at least twice a day, but I put makeup on afterwords, even after I get out of the shower. It's really kind of depressing because I have this messed up view of myself. No one has ever told me that I look deformed, so I think I see something different when I look in the mirror than what other people see.
A few minutes ago I googled "why do I hate the way I look" and body dysmorphic disorder came up. Just wondering if this may be why I am so obsessed with my face.
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You should see a therapist regularly about your self-esteem issues. See your doctor even. Let's all face it, not everyone is going to like you but that's okay because I'm sure you don't like everyone either.
I believe thats called being a female.
Look, you may be able to be diagnosed with BDD, but honestly, you just got over a bad few years with acne. Acne is hard because it is on your face, the one place on your body that everyone always looks at. I understand you. I wont leave the house without makeup on either, because my skin is uneven and I look better with it on. Chill out, the longer you stay clear, the less you wil be thinking about your face, old habits die hard. You spent a lot of time in the past thinking about the skin on your face, so you are still sensitive about it. Just relax and enjoy being clear, and try to let people your close with see you without a full face of makeup. Or get the moisturizer with tinted foundation in it. Still foundation, but not quite as done up.