dysmorphia
Warped self-image
Dysmorphia is a distorted perception of one's own body or a body part.
In body dysmorphic disorder, someone fixates on perceived flaws others don't notice or consider minor.
Muscle dysmorphia involves seeing oneself as insufficiently muscular despite evidence otherwise.
The term appears most often in clinical and psychological contexts: Her therapist diagnosed her with body dysmorphia.
Misshapen from original form
- warpedBent out of true
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- misperceivedIncorrectly understood or sensed
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
flawed · altered · self-image · mirror · reflection · appearance · body-checking · scrutinizing
Absence of organization
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- DSMPsychiatric classification manual
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- psychologicalOf the mind
treatment · therapy · CBT · ERP · SSRI · psychiatrist · psychologist · assessment
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- checkingAct of verification
camouflaging · ritualistic · repetitive · consuming · persistent · uncontrollable · time-consuming · measuring
Measure of heaviness
- shapeExternal outline of something
- sizePhysical extent or dimensions
- thinnessState of minimal width
- muscularityBodily strength and definition
symmetry · features · skin · nose · hair · physique · proportions · comparison
Persistent apprehensive distress
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- self-loathingIntense disgust toward oneself
- depressionProlonged low state
isolation · avoidance · hiding · disguising · housebound · impairment · suffering · anguish
distorted
Misshapen from original form
- warpedBent out of true
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- misperceivedIncorrectly understood or sensed
exaggerated · flawed · altered · self-image · mirror · reflection · appearance · body-checking · scrutinizing · magnified
disorder
Absence of organization
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- DSMPsychiatric classification manual
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
psychological · treatment · therapy · CBT · ERP · SSRI · psychiatrist · psychologist · assessment · severity
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
checking · camouflaging · ritualistic · repetitive · consuming · persistent · uncontrollable · time-consuming · measuring · photographing
weight
Measure of heaviness
muscularity · symmetry · features · skin · nose · hair · physique · proportions · comparison · filters
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- self-loathingIntense disgust toward oneself
depression · isolation · avoidance · hiding · disguising · housebound · impairment · suffering · anguish · hopelessness
- body imagebody image, body positivity, body acceptance, body shaming, body shame
- Mental Disordersschizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, PTSD
dysmorphiabody acceptance
Comfort with one's physique
self-acceptance · body positivity · body confidence · self-love · body neutrality
- body dysmorphiaFixation on imagined physical flaws