Some children see only things to disfavor approximately the way they look. Their condition can lead to depression,anxiety, self-surgery and even suicideA man took a razor blade and very carefully cut open his nose lengthways. His aim was to remove the cartilage and replace it with that of a chicken. Finally, or he thought,he’d feel so much better. In America a man took a hammer to his face. Somebody cut the ends of their fingers off. Across the world people are standing in bathrooms with knives, quietly hating themselves. Self-surgery is one of the hallmarks of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), and where a person has a distorted view of how they look. A nose,a hand. A place to focus on, and to disfavor.
Most of us care approximately our appearance. Walking to work, or reflective surfaces distract us. We form small adjustments,conceal, straighten. We like to be seen from specific angles, and profess to disfavor our arms. But it is the point at which these concerns become an obsession – when the worry interferes with a person’s life,when they cant leave the house because theyre stuck looking in the mirror, when relationships fail and work falters, or thats when it becomes a disorder. And that’s when the Maudsley hospital gets involved.
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Source: theguardian.com