Do you think I could have Body Dysmorphic Disorder?!
Question: I consider myself horribly unattractive and plain.
I am terrified of mirrors.
Going out in public humiliates me.
I'm considering suicide--no one wants an unattractive person. I certainly don't.
I'll get plastic surgery as soon as I can.
I have all the symptoms, but I fear that mine are actually based in truth.
What do you think?
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Answers: I consider myself horribly unattractive and plain.
I am terrified of mirrors.
Going out in public humiliates me.
I'm considering suicide--no one wants an unattractive person. I certainly don't.
I'll get plastic surgery as soon as I can.
I have all the symptoms, but I fear that mine are actually based in truth.
What do you think?
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd287...
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd287...
I don't think you have it...I know you do. Based on our many conversations, you are like the poster child for this disorder. I've even anonymously presented your case to my peers and the diagnosis is agreed upon by 16 other graduate students! (don't worry, no names, pictures or any identifying information was presented)
Also, your last comment "I have all the symptoms, but I fear that mine are actually based in truth" is exactly what someone with BDD would think. If you thought it was all a lie you would not have BDD.
You're cute.
You are pretty! Seek help ASAP if your considering suicide. You have to have confidence in yourself or no one will see just how pretty you really are. You have a beautiful smile! =]
very attractive.
you're crazy to think otherwise.
You need counseling as soon as possible.
You're a lovely woman, you just need some outside help to see what everyone else sees.
maybe, id talk to someone about this, professional.
and trust me its not all about looks. youve seen unattractive people married its about the heart.
i swear there is this guy. he is sooo hot right. i liked him alot until i got to know him. he is a horrible person on the inside. and now whenever i see him or someone who looks like him i cringe b/c he is so ugly to me now, no not on the outside but as a person.
yes. i have it and everything you said is what/how i felt.
it helped to talk to a professional about it and i got put on meds. i still think I'm really ugly but i don't obsess about it nearly as much as i use too.
and you are really pretty. i would do anything for your skin tone!!!
you're so pretty and exotic looking!
i don't think you have bdd, but possibly depression. i went through something similar, and now that i am on zoloft i have loads more confidence.
i used to cry when i looked in the mirror. why do you want plastic surgery?
you don't mind getting your picture taken?!?
best to see someone professional to help you thru this problem... everyone has things about themselfs they don't like... but if you're thinking suicide, time to get help....
and it really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks about how you look... as long as your happy with who you are!
There is so much help for you and you will feel so much better the minute you reach out for it, but you've got to do that. I have been in your shoes and in addition to getting help for what was going on inside of me, I also got the courage to get a makeover for the outside of me and, yeah, that helped me,too. you definitely have Dysmorphia, but if you are considering suicide then you are severely depressed and you deserve to recover from that. Get a referal from your doctor or call your county's Health Departm ent to find out where to get help. Good Luck!
Are you kidding? You are gorgeous and don't let anyone tell you different. Please, please, do not commit suicide, it's not going to solve your problem and could damage the lives of those who love you. Take it from me, I have Body Dysmorphic Disorder too, but I'm not going to let that lead me to suicide, I'm not going to become beautiful if I do that.
Trust me, you are beautiful. If you want to get plastic surgery, fine, go for it! That is a better approach anyways than suicide, but you don't really need it. And open your eyes, not trying to sound mean, but there are a lot of bad looking people on this planet and you're not one of them. And it's not about looks, it's about you and your heart. A person is more ugly with a horrible heart than someone who is unattractive with a good heart.
Get a positive attitude and tell yourself "I AM BEAUTIFUL"
Don't ruin your life with BDD, I did and I've lost a lot of friends and the respect of others.
I bet a lot of people think you're pretty.=] I do!
Are you kidding me? You are beautiful. I wouldn't know if you had body dysmorphia- it's probably something that should be diagnosed by a doctor. I'm sorry you think you are that ugly...you really aren't.
you are pretty, and there are people that are super unattractive that get by easly
Yes, as several of us have told you before, you clearly have a bad case of Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Please get help. You are an attractive, intelligent young lady with great potential.
Don't throw all that away - get help!
couple of things.
if this were the truth you would not have posted your picture.
secondly you wouldnt have been in photos, and thirdly i think you may just have inferiority/insecurities/low self esteem. find a councillor/psychologist for help.