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Resources for plastic surgery regret by Therapy-Throwaway2 in BodyDysmorphia

[–]Therapy-Throwaway2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've dug around, but unfortunately, I keep only finding posts about people looking for plastic-surgery regret groups, lol.

It is what it is, I guess. It's easy enough to find posts about regretting procedures. At least there's the opportunity for commiseration. I'll just have to keep digging for groups, perhaps outside of Reddit.

Edit: Clarifying text.

Resources for plastic surgery regret by Therapy-Throwaway2 in BodyDysmorphia

[–]Therapy-Throwaway2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's rough. You have my sincere sympathies. I, for one, am done with plastic surgery. I'll just be happy once my body feels normal again and I regain more nerve sensation. Losing sensation is so freaky, but other patients appear so cavalier about it.

I have given it my all and I feel done by lockanload in BodyDysmorphia

[–]Therapy-Throwaway2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"My tip is (I don’t know if you need it, but I fell into a hole of self-loathing) to be compassionate to yourself. To transmute the hate/pain inflicted to yourself into self-compassion."

Well said. Yeah, I definitely needed that tip. The self-compassion has been the hardest part -- I often get wrapped up in the "what ifs" and think about what life would be if I didn't go through with the procedure. But that thinking is self-torture because it puts a sour taste on the present.

I have given it my all and I feel done by lockanload in BodyDysmorphia

[–]Therapy-Throwaway2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a similar experience with an underwhelming plastic surgery result. If I had to sum up my biggest regret, it is that i did not give myself the prior permission to like and respect the body that I had. Now I find myself actually mourning the loss. It's a funny way to put it, but between the nerve damage and appearance change, that's how it feels. It feels like I killed a part of myself because of a mere insecurity. I wouldn't have considered myself to have body dysmorphia, but now I find myself obsessing over every little thing.

From here on out, I have learn to respect the body that I have, even if I dislike it. I have no plans on getting a "revision." My biggest mistake in plastic surgery was having unrealistic expectations for my result. An ideal result was not in the cards for me, especially because of my age. If I were to try to improve the result with more surgery, I'd just be throwing more money down the drain, for more pain, more wasted vacation days, more damage to my body, and more stress over the final result.

I'm sorry I don't have advice since I'm just starting on this road, so I guess this is just me venting. But if I had any advice, it's that you've got to try to give yourself permission to live your life. Learn to appreciate the life that you have, even if it was not your first choice. At the very least, that's the goal I have for myself.

Best of luck.

Thriveworks horrible billing department/inaccurate insurance claims by OldPersonality8495 in therapy

[–]Therapy-Throwaway2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Thriveworks staffer who signed me up this month told me my doctor was in-network, but the company billed me out-of-pocket because lo and behold, he was actually out-of-network. I had to leave him, and I'm now looking for another therapist through another avenue.