Ruby_Gloom
06-09-2006, 01:43 PM
Hi,
I am saddened to see ---> :( (once again) that BDD hasnt got a forum of its own. The closest thing i could find to it is this here OCD forum (BDD has obsessive compulsive elements).
I first developed BDD in my mid/late teens and found it very debilitating for many years. I'm 27 now and doing better but i still have echos of BDD and would be interested in any one elses experiences with it.
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I am saddened to see ---> :( (once again) that BDD hasnt got a forum of its own. The closest thing i could find to it is this here OCD forum (BDD has obsessive compulsive elements).
I first developed BDD in my mid/late teens and found it very debilitating for many years. I'm 27 now and doing better but i still have echos of BDD and would be interested in any one elses experiences with it.
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steveo23
06-10-2006, 01:12 PM
Hey Ruby
Yeah, I noticed that as well. Maybe cos BDD is related to OCD in the obsessive disorders spectrum, I dont know. But it DOES deserve a forum all of its own.
Had a touch of BDD in my late teens, although Im predominatly OCD and that was what brought on my body dysmorphism. I wouldnt go out for the longest time... I was obsessed with what I was convinced were defects in my appaerance. Of course, I was the only one who noticed them! :) I was forever checking mirrors and reflective material and the like.
I got over mine by using the same exposure techniques I learnt in OCD therapy. Was hard at first, going out in public regardless of what I perceived myself to look like. It eventually got easier and BDD is a nasty memory. My OCD soon moved onto other things anyway. I'm glad you are doing better, I'd never want the experience again.
Steve
Yeah, I noticed that as well. Maybe cos BDD is related to OCD in the obsessive disorders spectrum, I dont know. But it DOES deserve a forum all of its own.
Had a touch of BDD in my late teens, although Im predominatly OCD and that was what brought on my body dysmorphism. I wouldnt go out for the longest time... I was obsessed with what I was convinced were defects in my appaerance. Of course, I was the only one who noticed them! :) I was forever checking mirrors and reflective material and the like.
I got over mine by using the same exposure techniques I learnt in OCD therapy. Was hard at first, going out in public regardless of what I perceived myself to look like. It eventually got easier and BDD is a nasty memory. My OCD soon moved onto other things anyway. I'm glad you are doing better, I'd never want the experience again.
Steve
steveo23
06-10-2006, 01:16 PM
Ruby
By the way, there are some BDD forums Ive come across on the net. Unfortunately they dont let you post links here though.
Steve
By the way, there are some BDD forums Ive come across on the net. Unfortunately they dont let you post links here though.
Steve
kitkat77
06-12-2006, 03:06 PM
Hi, I too suffer from BDD and through cognitive behavioral therapy I improved GREATLY. Not 100% (I can't see this ever happening) but life is WAY better than it used to be! I have to say that for all my crazy disorders (OCD, GAD, BDD, SAD and depression), the woman I saw for BDD (and she was only an intern yet!) helped me the most! What I learnt through exposure techniques from her changed my life, and capability to manage the other disorders.