Their thoughts, Their feelings: (Body dysmorphic disorder)

By A.K. Salle

Bdd is fairly common disorder in which the sufferer is obsessively preoccupied with some aspects of their appearance. Some have it mild, others suffering from extreme form of it. The sufferer struggle daily with their body image. Their mind is occupied by thoughts about their appearance and their body occupied by the anxiety generated by these thoughts. The non-stop thoughts about their appearance severely affects every part of their lives. Their job, relationships, dreams, goals etc are all in a mess. Instead of focusing on everyday things, their focus is taken by obsession with their appearance. The book describe fears, doubts, thoughts, and feelings of bdd sufferer. The thoughts in their head and the anxiety it generates in their body. How they are unable to focus on everyday things and instead are focused on their fears and doubts related to their appearance. How the anxiety make them lose order and discipline in life. The countless triggers that triggers their fears and doubts that compels them to look for cover to perform rituals to calm their anxiety down. How they blame things that goes wrong in their life on their imperfection(s). To describe how they feel answerable to friends, family, and people in surrounding for the countless out of the norm things they do due to their condition. How their feelings are constantly interrupted by the thoughts about their imperfection(s) which makes them unable to hold onto a feeling. How the demons decorate the inside of their head with doubts and fears and remove the good memories one by one. The book also describes why bdd sufferer lose human bonding and are unable to hold onto relationships. How they are no more part of any group of people but all by themselves. How they have to consciously get ready each time they are to be seen. How their own mind scares them with fears and doubts. How more fears and doubts arises and they struggle every moment to overcome these fears, to overcome these doubts.How they feel as if they have lost control over their life. How they lose self-awareness. Instead of being aware of themselves, they instead are aware of their insecurities related to their appearance. How they will try anything in life that could help them, that could calm their anxiety and give them peace. How they wonder how to live and what to become with all the sufferings caused by bdd.This book is for bdd sufferers, friends, family, and relatives of the sufferer, researchers working with bdd, and all those who in any capacity are related to this disorder. Some graphical illustrations are given at the end of the book for better understanding of the thoughts and feelings of bdd sufferer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1521913412
• ISBN13: 9781521913413
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.2" x 5.5"