No one truly understands BDD unless they have it

I hold the belief that most people don’t understand how debilitating and devastating this disorder can be for an individual. I’ve gotten comments like “get over yourself” “it’s not that deep” “looks don’t matter that much”. but as someone who used to/still has this disorder (worst was in feb/march of this year), people don’t get it. It’s paralysing and daunting to even leave your room. I would mirror check obsessively and everytime I would look in the mirror I felt disgusted with myself.

I feel like you get called a pick-me or vanity obsessed (especially if you’re a girl) when you talk about your struggles or use a coping mechanism (albeit some of them being unhealthy).

I just wanted to let you know I understand you, I empathise with you, and we are in this together. a quote that stuck out to me from another comment was this “and when it all comes down to it, whether a person is beautiful or achieves beauty somehow in their life, we all age. we all get sick. we all die and rot the same. i think you should try to find value in yourself elsewhere. beauty obsession only breeds more and more. focus on building hobbies, skills, friendships, community, experiences instead. i promise you. a happy you is a beautiful you. happiness is the greatest beauty in life be it's purely internal. a happy you is a lot less likely to focus on what's outside, because you will feel good inside.”

good luck everyone 💖