Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

Hello,
In this video I will be defining the anxiety disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Video Chapters:
- The definition of Body Dysmorphic disorder - 2:24
- Understanding 'perceived defects' using my own examples - 5:00
- Signs and Symptoms - 8:56
- Statistics - 11:01
- Responding to someone with BDD - 11:52
- Summary - 12:39
BDD is a mental illness in which a person is excessively concerned about a perceived defect in his or her appearance and this preoccupation with body image causes significant distress. (The Brain Book, 2014)
I am trying to keep my videos to a healthy length so I will only be defining the illness, however, I will use some of my experience of living with BDD to help explain my definition. In later videos I will go into more detail about what it’s like to live with BDD, but I hope this video will help explain, in a bit more detail, what BDD actually is.
Thanks for watching!
Take care
Gem x
Help and support for BDD
- The Recover Clinic -
- Mind.org - BDD Foundation - NHS - with all my videos, I'm trying to explain everything as clearly as possible and provide examples from my life to help you understand. I might not get everything exact every time, but I wanted to give it a go, and I hope it will be of benefit to you. This Vlog is therefore from my perspective, but I do appreciate that not everyone will have had the same experience as myself - we are all different after all. I have also tried, where applicable, to reference everything correctly, but we are all human and make mistakes - please stick with me.
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