Is this BDD or am I just a freak?

hi, so sorry to hear you're experiencing all this!

i am not diagnosed with BDD, but i have similar things. i have an underbite which was mostly corrected by braces, i have managed to get my focus away from it but now my teeth are moving again & i can feel them, i have become super conscious of my side profile and feel like my face is so long.

in photos i also see myself as looking 'wrong' or 'alien' (i saw a good post that gives a tip to try and not delete and come back to them a week later, as when you look back you might feel different). in the past i was obsessed with picking my skin (i also did have acne) and also with my weight.

i get confused about how much is real and how much is my warped perception. i have OCD and people regularly tell me my OCD is distorting my perception so i just tend to tell myself its the same for my appearance and try to shift my focus away.

i just wanted to post to say i really empathise and know how hard this can be. i have been able to move away 100% from my obsessions with weight, and nearly completely from the skin picking, so i know it must be possible to move on from these face and jaw issues too.

~ sending good vibes ~ and also recommend finding a therapist experienced in BDD, i had therapy for 2yrs and it has helped me more than i can explain!

/r/DysmorphicDisorder Thread