body dysmorphia
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In the midst of the sexual abuse I battled other things, as well. Body dysmorphia was one. I still battle with it. I remember getting my first tattoo, and it was the first time I looked in the mirror and smiled. More tattoos followed, and they give me something to smile about to this day.…
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Be objective. This is perhaps the most difficult, because I’m so engrossed in my own subjective truth about myself, but with time, energy, and patience, it’s possible. This has been the biggest help, next to my tattoos. I may feel like I weigh hundreds of pounds, and I may see an obese woman looking back…
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Body Dysmorphia used to be debilitating for me. It had become my identity. I was anorexic, I self-harmed, I was anxious, depressed, and filled with self-hatred. Once I was able to overcome self-harming, it led me to a path of learning how to cope with body dysmorphia. Here’s how I do it. One of the…
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Body dysmorphia is defined as: a mental illness characterized by a constant worrying over a perceived or slight defect in appearance. Decades ago, I was diagnosed with this. When I get a pimple, it may be the size of the tip of a ballpoint pen, but to me, it’s practically the size of my entire…
Objectively Truthful 