body dysmorphia
Seeing imagined flaws
Body dysmorphia is a mental condition in which a person obsesses over perceived flaws in their appearance that others don't notice or see as minor.
Someone with body dysmorphia might spend hours examining, hiding, or trying to fix imagined defects: Her body dysmorphia made her avoid mirrors entirely.
The clinical term is body dysmorphic disorder.
- beauty standardsCultural criteria for attractiveness
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- eating disordersPsychological conditions disrupting nutrition
- perceivedBecame aware of
anxiety · self-esteem · checking · skin picking · shame · avoidance · social media influence · depression · rumination · mirror · distorted · dysmorphia · bulimia · exposure therapy · social comparison · comparison trap · major depressive disorder · social anxiety disorder
- body culturebeauty standards, physical appearance, bodily autonomy, self-image, fitness culture
- body imageself-perception, self-esteem, curves, musculature, dissatisfaction
- Mental Disordersschizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, PTSD
- psychosomatic disordersconversion disorder, functional disorder, hypochondriasis, somatization, hysterical blindness
- dysmorphiaexcessive grooming, camouflaging, weight obsession, reassurance seeking, self-criticism
- delusionsdelusions of grandeur, grandeur, paranoia, erotomania, persecution complex
body dysmorphiabody acceptance
Comfort with one's physique
body positivity · self-love · body confidence · self-acceptance · body neutrality