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Has anyone ever had BDD and become housebound?

I don't want to talk about it in the thread, if anyone has please may you post in here and I will PM you?

It would be really nice to feel like I'm not the only one

wtf is bdd?

Body dysmorphic disorder. It's a condition that causes psychological distress due to an apparent flaw or problem with the sufferers appearance.

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Anonymous #2

I don't know if I've ever had BDD but I used to be very worried about my appearance and what others thought of it. It didn't stop me going out, but when I did I avoided social interaction.

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Serious44789

Potally_Tissed

Body dysmorphic disorder. It's a condition that causes psychological distress due to an apparent flaw or problem with the sufferers appearance.

Surely every teenager suffers this to an extent? Granted not as bad as it can get though. I read that as much as 2% of the world has BDD, didn't expect that!

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Potally_Tissed

Duncan70

Surely every teenager suffers this to an extent? Granted not as bad as it can get though. I read that as much as 2% of the world has BDD, didn't expect that!

Every teenager gets fed up or miserable occasionally but they don't all have clinical depression. BDD is much more than just being unhappy with your appearance.

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Anonymous #3

one of my reletives is in exactly the same situation..if you want to then pm me if you wish =]

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Anonymous #1

Anonymous

one of my reletives is in exactly the same situation..if you want to then pm me if you wish =]

I can't PM anyone who also posts as anonymous..I don't know you are

I am sorry to hear about your relative

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stargirl12

sorry lol..i forget that :P is this a lil better?

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MoonwalkBaby

I've been diagnosed with BDD; refused to leave my house for ages and skived off school for days at a time. When I did start leaving the house I'd wear oversized clothes with hoods so my face wasn't too visible and stuff. I'm much better now but I still tend to avoid mirrors and stuff these days.

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Advanced Subsidiary

Yes, I do. It pisses me off =[

EDIT: Erm I don't want to sound rude or anything to anybody here i'm friends will all you lot :awesome:

but my question is, how come everything in this world is considered and named as a disease or symptom of some kind?

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Kash:)

I've become virtually housebound.

I have been out to the shops occasionly and seen family since I left school. It's not much really.

Haven't been out sociallising with people my age for years.

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Anonymous #4

Original post by Anonymous

I don't want to talk about it in the thread, if anyone has please may you post in here and I will PM you?

It would be really nice to feel like I'm not the only one

I want to die so badly. I feel so ugly. I can't survive. People don't care how you feel they just want you to get the job done. I don't have BDD I am ugly.

I wish I never existed.

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Anonymous #4

Original post by Kash:)

I've become virtually housebound.

I have been out to the shops occasionly and seen family since I left school. It's not much really.

Haven't been out sociallising with people my age for years.