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10.13.2022
What Are the Pandemic Side Effects on Those with BDD and OCD?
The pandemic set a new era into motion. When the world went into lockdown in 2020, people learned to fear the outside and any social interaction, becoming extremely fearful of contracting the deadly virus.
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10.28.2021
It's Not Just OCD About Physical Appearance: Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder
In BDD, people are tormented by obsessive thoughts associated with a part or parts of their physical appearance being flawed in some way, yet these flaws tend not to be noticeable to anyone but themselves.
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03.07.2021
The Many Masks of OCD
ADAA Member Eda Gorbis, PhD, LMFT shares information about the various forms of OCD and the best treatment options.
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04.20.2020
A Compassionate Guide to Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic Part 2: Managing Your Anxiety
Telling oneself not to be anxious during the COVID-19 pandemic is like trying to tell water not to be wet. These are anxious times.
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11.12.2019
Does Media Induce Individuals with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) To Have Plastic Surgery?
We all have that one feature on our face or bodies that we don’t like. Maybe your nose tip is a millimeter longer than you would prefer? Perhaps you feel that your cheekbones can be more pronounced? No matter the issue, body insecurity is common among us all.
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10.01.2018
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…You Are the Ugliest of All Says Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Peggy, an attorney in her late 30s, establishes rituals to protect herself from aging and in her mind, becoming ugly.
