Category: BDD

  • Voice In My Head – BDD

    By Rachael Silvester It came as a shock to realise that voice inside my head wasn’t me. It was/is someone talking to me. Very rarely do I catch myself saying ‘I look disgusting’, ‘I look awful’, and ‘I can’t wear this’… No, it’s actually, ‘you look disgusting’, ‘you look awful’, ‘you can’t wear that dress’,…

  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder

    by Rachael Silvester Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a condition in which many people do have.   There are many people who are challenged with the effects of low self-esteem, for many different reasons and in many different situations. Body dysmorphic disorder, I believe is when that low self-esteem becomes a crippling obsession.   And it…

  • The Connection between Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Cosmetic Surgery

    By Georgina Bullock With a growing focus on appearance, encouraged a lot by popular culture, the way we look has never been so important. Unfortunately for some, the obsession with appearance is much more than a pursuit of vanity.   Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a very real anxiety disorder that gives a person a…