tjmv12

Obsessions

Posted on 10/07/08, 03:04 pm

Hi all,

I just found this group and I'm trying to learn more about this. Do others of you have obsessions about things? I read some do not like to look in the mirror. I look at the mirror every time I see it. Not because I like what I see, but to "fix" something. Maybe my hair, more make up, clothes. I am always looking and picking at something.

Does anyone know the difference between BDD, low self esteem, all of those things? I'm just wondering because I really never thought of myself having this issue before but it sure would explain a lot to me.

I won't go out of the house without having a shower, hair fixed and makeup. I worry about the clothes I wear and it affects my mood. I avoid walking through my office if I think I look "ugly". I look at others and sometimes think how could they go out of the house looking like that? And they seem so content and happy like they don't care what others think. How do they do it? Or is it normal to be that way?

I really don't know...just exploring this but it should would be nice to feel confident and secure of oneself!

• Reply #1 10/07/08  11:10pm
  
  lovemoreme
  I avoid the mirror, brush my hair once a day. I believe I am more towards the bad self esteem. I just don't want to leave the house. Other than work. Gots to pay those bills. I am the silly one. I hide behind that. I am still trying to figure it out myself.
• Reply #2 10/20/08  8:54pm
  
  BrightEyes
  I avoid mirrors all together.. I hate to look at myself.. when I have looked in the mirror in the past it has just made me want to kill myself.
  I think the difference between BDD and low self esteem is BDD is an obsession that takes over your life
  When one has low self esteem... they say i'm ugly..
  when you have BDD, you obsess about the way you look.
• Reply #3 11/01/08  10:04pm
  
  mystie
  I have BDD and I avoid mirror. I hate the way I look and it digusts me to look at myself. When I see myself in the mirror it sends me into a rage and I seriously want to harm myself.
• Reply #4 11/07/08  7:40pm
  
  BrightEyes
  Mystie, I know exactly how you feel... I am the exact same way. It is just so much better for me if I do not look in mirrors
• Reply #5 11/17/08  7:55am
  
  SarJaz31
  I hate the way I look, but comfort from friend who felt the same bout their looks, but he doesnt contact me now, so upset feel lost and very damn ugly again.

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a mental disorder in which the affected person is excessively concerned about and preoccupied by an imagined or minor defect in his or her physical features. The sufferer may complain of several specific features or a single feature, or a vague feature or general appearance, causing psychological distress that impairs important functioning (e.g. occupational or self-care) or social aspects of life.