What is body deformity phobia?
Body * * * orphic disorder (BDD) means that patients have a strong idea of "I am ugly" about their bodies, and may feel that their noses are not stiff enough and their hands and feet are not slender enough. In short, as long as they are so dissatisfied with their bodies that they think "this is a defect", even for this reason, they may have BDD problems.
These patients may have some compulsive behaviors, such as constantly looking in the mirror and coating cosmetics. According to statistics, skin problems are the most concerned issue for these patients. If he feels that he is not white enough, his skin has too many flaws, or it is not smooth enough, he may dress himself up strongly, and even be hostile to people whiter than him, attack or self-harm.
For example, Alanah Bagwell, a 20-year-old girl suffering from physical deformity phobia in Britain, appeared on the BBC program on 20 16 because she had to adjust her favorite angle to stop. But because she hates her body so much that * * * can't get rid of this feeling, so she always wants to commit suicide. Even though her mother locked the medicine cabinet, she kept opening it with violence in order to swallow a lot of painkillers.
But these patients may not only have skin problems, but also may be dissatisfied with body parts such as hair and nose, which will change with people and things they contact.
Does retouching software really have phobia that leads to physical deformity?
According to the statistics of AAFPRS, the world's largest association of facial plastic surgeons, 55% of patients who asked for plastic surgery in 20 17 years wanted to "look good" because they wanted to upload it to social software. The association believes that the cultural effect of social software has changed people's thinking about plastic surgery in the past.
In August this year, JAMA also published an article about "* * *", in which it was mentioned that the current retouching software can add highlights to their appearance in an instant, and some people even had plastic surgery, hoping that they could "look the same as * * *", which is obviously more natural than the overall appearance of others. And this state of "reality and ideal" makes them more and more believe that the talents in the picture are their true selves, so it is natural to restore their true appearance.
Tijion Esho, a British plastic surgeon, called this phenomenon "Snapchat dy *** orphia". Snapchat is a picture sharing software developed by Stanford University students, which can easily retouch and upload pictures. He thinks this is because these softwares are so convenient. Just as social software is regarded as the main place for socializing, retouching software also blurs the boundary between reality and unreality, making people immersed in "fantasy" and unwilling to come out.
The article "Self-life in the Age of Filtering Photos" on JAMA also mentioned that when uploading photos, there will be a steady stream of likes and comments. We will constantly look at our photos and other people's comments, and gradually think that it is our true self, make a "perfect correction" on the photos, and then let ourselves get close to such perfection.
What if I meet someone who thinks I will never be perfect?
This kind of person will ask for the integrity of the shape in the photo, but will not be satisfied after plastic surgery, but will see more shortcomings and plastic surgery again and again; And maybe I want to narrow my mouth today, and I think my big mouth will look better every few days, and then I will have a flaring operation.
If you meet such a person, because they don't know much about their mental illness, you'd better ask a plastic surgeon for help and ask a psychiatrist for consultation, otherwise the patient is basically unwilling to go to the psychiatric department. Patients usually use selective serotonin recovery inhibitors, which will be effective. After a period of medication and psychotherapy, they can gradually distinguish the difference between reality and photos and gradually return to normal life.
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JAMA is a peer-reviewed medical journal published in America. The magazine is published once a week by the American Medical Association. Originally founded in 1883, it has been published continuously since then. The contents of this journal are: original research articles, editorials, clinical reviews and case reports.