What is body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)?
Q: What is body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)?
A: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a mental illness where someone is too critical of their body.
Q: What is the usual size of the issue that those with BDD have with their body?
A: The issue that those with BDD have with their body is usually so small that a person without BDD would not be unhappy about it at all.
Q: How do people with BDD react differently to feeling insecure about their body compared to others?
A: People with BDD react worse than people who are insecure about parts of their body. They believe that they are so ugly that they find it difficult to talk or exist with other people, or live normally, scared that other people will be mean to them because of the way they look.
Q: Why do people with BDD not look for help?
A: People with BDD often do not look for help because they are afraid others will think they are just vain, or they may feel too embarrassed to talk to other people as they think they are so ugly.
Q: Is BDD a somatoform disorder?
A: Yes, BDD is a somatoform disorder.
Q: What are some of the behaviors of a person with BDD related to their reflection in a mirror?
A: People with BDD may look at themselves in the mirror too much, or some people with BDD may actually try not to look in the mirror.
Q: Why do people with BDD have low self-confidence?
A: People with BDD have very low self-confidence because they believe that a person's value is linked to what they look like, and because they do not think that they are beautiful themselves, they do not think they have much value.
