Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Questions with Dr. Fugen Neziroglu (1 of 2)

Dr. Fugen Nezirolu, director of the Bio-Behavioral Institute in New York, answers common questions on Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

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[Kristiniskool]

So is this condition kind of the same thing as Dermatillomania (CSP)? And how about people who go through Anorexia, is that considered a body dysmorphic disorder?

[BioBehavioral]

Both BDD and Anorexia do share the core feature of disturbed body image. However, In BDD the person has a preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect, while a person diagnosed with anorexia, is preoccupied with gaining weight, while underweight. In both of these diagnoses, the person is not perceiving the situation correctly. Compulsive Skin Picking (CSP) often co-occurs with BDD and has shared symptoms: mirror checking, skin touching, and social withdrawl, etc..

[billysue2]

@jbear4life thats a good book lad,ive used it for years and definitely helps ,but only if you do the homework religiously,not by just reading it.If i was in your position lad id put 100 % into cbt because if not youll wake up in 20yrs time with no life,no friends and no job and no will to get any of them.

[jbear4life]

i have just found out 6 mts ago that i have bdd i never knew what was wrong with me but after seeing my doc an shrink i now have a better understanding i use the book overcoming body image problems including body dysmorphic disorder its not a nice thing to live with i always wish i never felt this way an that i could be like other normal ppl thanks for this video.......

[jbear4life]

i got a bdd diagnosis 6 mts ago i could never understand what was wrong with me but i do now i use a self help book called overcoming body dimorphic disorder

[iluvyouwyatt]

I hate this disorder more than I hate evil itself.

I was diagnosed when I was in high school, yet I've had it since I was 10 years old. It started out of nowhere, or maybe I just don't remember what caused it. I know I'm an attractive person. I just don't see it. I hate how I look.

[HitchHikersBlues]

I'm from Ireland.

And believe me, mental health in this country is still a taboo...

We drink and take drugs to kill it, but we all know in our lonely hell, its a monster!

[mec7up]

i got a bdd diagnosis for 7 years now. i just wish i was living in another body. I hate mirrors. I'm so concern with having a belly that i contract my belly 100% ot the time, even when I sleep i think. As a result I have enourmous stomach pain, and have to pee every 20 minutes (contracted belly I guess) .  Medication helps, But i wish i could go to L A and have my face and body redone just like in the SWAN program. People all find me goodlooking, BUT i dont see that. IM 40.

[lovelyflowersmine]

Thank you for this video.

[Kristiniskool]

@BioBehavioral

Oh okay, thanks for the reply! :)