what is body dysmorphic disorder in this video we're gonna talk about the four
key symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder so make sure that you stay tuned what is
up everybody this is Chris from the rewired soul where we talk about the
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more about all right so today dysmorphic disorder and we're going to be going out
of the DSM the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual all right this is the
book that doctors mental health professionals all of them they go out of
this book to diagnose different mental illnesses before we get started the
disclaimer okay diagnose you through this camera chances are if you're
watching this you're not a doctor a therapist either all right so if you
identify with these symptoms make sure that you seek help see your doctor see a
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the four major symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder okay
symptom number one a preoccupation with one or more perceived defects or flaws
in physical appearance that are not observable or appear slight to others so
this is when you're really harsh on certain features of your body okay
it's not just like being like like fishing for compliments like oh you know
I'm so fat my hips are wide or my nose is this oh my face is like these are
things that the average person wouldn't notice like nobody else notices it so
one of the ways that you could tell if you're starting with this symptom that's
like does anybody agree with you does anybody you know and like again like
when you have a support group that you can trust when people tell you the truth
like don't let you know like yeah you can stand to lose a few pounds but if
you're somebody who is thin and you're saying you're too fat like this might be
a key sign because something that you're noticing has some a major flaw with you
whether it's weight or whether it's physical appearance or whatever it is
this might be a symptom if nobody else recognizes it except for you
symptom number two at some point during the course of the disorder the
individual has performed repetitive behaviors for example mirror checking
excessive grooming skin picking reassurance seeking or mental acts these
mental acts can include comparing his or her appearance with that of others in
response to the appearance concerns so this is where this is almost like an
obsessive behavior okay this is where is costly on your mind
and it can trigger stress it can trigger anxiety when you go out in public your
brain is racing like are people noticing this about me is this what they're
noticing right and in this instance this symptom you might be seeking the
approval for other so you might be asking other people like this was bad
does this look bad does this look bad but like even if they tell you it
doesn't you don't believe them okay that's how it kind of ties in with that
first symptom alright so are you getting anxious about your appearance which
other people aren't really notice it symptom number three the preoccupation
causes clinically significant distress or impairment social occupational or
other important areas of functioning this is the the real struggle of mental
illness like is it hindering your quality of life right are you afraid to
go out because of your appearance because of the way you perceive yourself
does it stress you out just thinking about being in social situations because
of these perceived flaws with your body is it causing you to have issues at work
is it causing you to have issues with your social life and things like that is
your life being affected by how much you obsess on these perceived flaws that you
have with yourself and the last and final symptom symptom number four the
appearance preoccupation is not better explained by concerns with body fat or
weight in an individual whose symptoms meet diagnostic criteria for an eating
disorder so what this means is and this is why you work with a professional and
don't diagnose yourself is if you struggle with bulimia or like anorexia
or other discing disorders like those those eating disorders can have body
dysmorphic disorder in them the body dysmorphic disorder cannot have those in
them if that makes sense so if your diagnosis can be explained by a
different eating disorder then you wouldn't be diagnosed with body
dysmorphic disorder you might be a diagnosis like anorexia
nervosa or bulimia or something like that all right
so that's what's what makes this last symptom something that helps
psychiatrists therapists doctors really diagnose you and get down to the real
deal okay so anyways those are the four symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder so
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