Why do looks matter?

**CHANDLERS WISH** · 05-20-2011 04:26 PM

Why do you think you have BDD?

You know when a past boyfriend says something nasty, he is the loser and because of that he thinks by speaking nasty words, it will make him feel better, this has nothing to do with you and everything to do with him, he would know that you have been with your current boyfriend for 2 years and jealousy also comes into it, she was mine....

So smile in that knowing.

What may be good for you is to learn kickboxing

I was bullied at school, and two girls picked the wrong girl to fight with in front of all the school and teachers, never was I picked on a gain, two against one? I won...there is a sense of confidence after that, in yourself also as a person....

Never run away from things that bring you down, face them head on, deal with it, learn and watch yourself grow...

CW

**YourLullaby** · 05-25-2011 10:02 AM

I've done a few of the self diagnosis tests online and they've all came out telling me i have moderate/severe BDD and i've read some of the stories - where a lot of them recalled similar habits to mine. Although lately i thought i was getting better, i hadn't had a low day in over a month (other than minor attacks whenever i had to do my make up and get ready but that didn't last long) but a few weeks ago it started to get bad again.

Thanks for the note on the ex, i really do hope that this is all it was :-)

The idea of kickboxing sounds awesome, i did taekwondo for a few years as a pre teen but the idea of long lies quickly seemed more appealing, so maybe now that i'm older...

**ItsASecret** · 05-25-2011 10:37 AM

Online diagnosis are very improper. Only a real professional can diagnose. Online sources will provide the shock factor, personal stories are called anecdotes which simply means a personal story and not a generalized story, and are not supported by true professionals as a way to diagnose. Reading "symptoms may include headache, upset stomach, vomiting and soreness", does not mean you are dying of cancer like the online diagnosis may have said, it means you likely have the flu...the common flu. The tests online are used as an extremely broad means to diagnose anything, they just want people to go to the website so they can get paid for the number of visitors that go to the site. If I say I could not sleep last night according to an online test I may be suffering from extreme clinical depression which I know is not the case. They say things like if you think about something twice in your day you are suddenly a chronic OCD patient....no it just means you thought about something in your day a couple times. Not liking body shape does not mean a person is suffering from debilitating BDD it means you are one of the many that simply are not happy with the way they look, it is a natural response to vanity which we all experience at some point in our lives.