How do you knowif you have BDD?

Mental Health Eating Disorders & Body Dysmorphia
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I think I may have this but am not sure. What are the signs and symptoms? Is it something that is diagnosed by a doctor?

Any help/info would be greatly appreciated!

Ash

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AshleyLynn,

My first go at ED was 18 years ago. Thought I was "cured" but to only find out that I wasn't. My ED was triggerd by harboring negative body obsession aka BDD. I didn't know it at the time even though I knew I sufferd from ED. It wasn't until I could unravel the CAUSE for which ED started before I could actually work though it. After a few therapy sessions, I uncovered BDD...which has a lead to a positive recovery stage for working through my ED. You may want to consider seeing a therapist. If that's not an option, research your ED and BDD online.
Keep posting....

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Hi...BDD and Body Image problems are not the same issue. BDD is a specific diagnosis, involving extreme dissatisfaction for a particular body part, along with distrortions of the true image. This sometimes can happen for someone who has been injured or is disfigured, but sometimes it can happen for someone with an eating disorder. But it's different from body image dissatisfaction. There is a lot of good information about diagnosis on the Internet, but don't go to the sites that are not medically based. Take care...Jan ♥

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Hi Jan,

Thanks for correcting that. I apologize if I gave incorrect information.

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Hey! I never meant to imply that you were wrong. I was only explaining my own understanding of the terms. No right or wrong. This is such a hard issue to overcome and become settled with. Please continue to share…Jan :heart:

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Thank you both for the info. I'll talk to my psych about it at my next visit.

thanks,
Ash