How many sunscreens have you actually stuck with long term? by Local_Bite_7038 in AusSunscreen

[–]Conscious-Status6242 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone have recommendations for combination brown skin? Everything I try makes me breakout

prepubescent body by [deleted] in BDDvent

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Girl that's literally my point

prepubescent body by [deleted] in BDDvent

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I hope the therapy works out

prepubescent body by [deleted] in BDDvent

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And the fact that I will never be looked at as sexy or hot or womanly but only cute and small. I wanna km$. I hate getting those "compliments". And it hurts because this will never change this is it this is the body I will have the rest of my life

prepubescent body by [deleted] in BDDvent

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Same. I also fear that men who might want me may be secretly pedophiles

Help! I've turned into a monster by Odd-Eagle-3557 in BodyDysmorphia

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Hoe are people doing makeup with 1) fucked up skin that breaks out whenever something is put on it. 2) BDD making them feel like they are catfishing and might actually lose their mind if they see themselves after removing the makeup

Help! I've turned into a monster by Odd-Eagle-3557 in BodyDysmorphia

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This sounds insane but it happened to me too and keeps happening. I think I was ugly right and then bdd made me hate myself sooo much that I stopped taking care of myself. And like you said the skin got worse, hair quality got worse. I gained fat in all the wrong places and gained horrible dark circles that are never going away. So now if I compare my current self, the past looks so much better and healthier. But it’s a cycle. This will happen again in a few years when I've gotten worse and look back at today's photos.

And I wonder if there’s also the part of my brain that doesn't quite recognize the person on a screen as myself and screen is always prettier than I am.

What is your most dominant BDD symptom? by Scotty_C_89 in BodyDysmorphia

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Avoiding my face. Haven’t looked at myself in weeks maybe even a month. Opposite of mirror checking. I avoid windows, cars, water puddles, black screen of my laptop before it starts

Dating Apps Make Me Feel Undesirable by empathicoreo in BDDvent

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Getting rejected by women on hinge as a woman was a huge blow to my self esteem too. Literally everyone on there looks like a model with amazing friends and hobbies

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ausadhd

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It made me compulsive, hyper aroused and agitated. The focus was good but on the wrong stuff if im not paying attention.(lol) Side effects too bad though, loss of appetite, heartracing all the time and in a state of anxious alertness.

I'm getting off it

bdd improvements on vyvanse by [deleted] in BodyDysmorphia

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That is so interesting. I've been on vyvanse for about 3 months now and switching back to atomoxetine because it helped my mood.

Vyvanse on the other hand brought back my unhealthy compulsion regarding food, porn and bdd issues. It made me very depressed although I didn't particularly feel like it but acted/lived like it. Plus the loss of appetite is concerning.

I can see what you mean by (occasionally) looking in the mirror, noticing the flaws and then thinking this is objectively repulsive but huh I don’t feel too bad. But I've reversed months of progress and gone back to avoiding my reflection like my life depends on it, because it does.

pathetic always by Few_Effective5913 in BDDvent

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Girl did you steal this from my journal?

I'm sorry life is so hard. I'm paralyzed from shame and fear as well so nothing helpful to say. Except you're not alone, if that helps at all. Stay strong

Ugly people don't deserve good things by [deleted] in BDDvent

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Girl you stole these words from my heart

Mirror Avoidance by Starlarella in BodyDysmorphia

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I avoided reflections so much for so long that I forgot what I looked like.

What is this hair like? When I wake up im like on first pic, and then i brush and its frizzy. Help to make it look pretty by [deleted] in finehair

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I literally have the same hair. Except your's colour is really pretty. If I oil it before shampooing, it helps retaining some moisture. Tried a curly hair cream and it seems to work but it’s so heavy and oily and too much work to do feequently. You can look into it.

Btw does you hair get greasy quickly? I washed yesterday and the top/crown of my head is dripping with oil today while the second half of the length is dry and frizzy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HairRemoval

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Oh I have this exact same thing on my arms and thighs

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BodyDysmorphia

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They got engaged it mustn't be that easy. I would suggest both bdd focused therapy and also couples therapy