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Here’s What Body Dysmorphia Actually Is

''First of all, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a serious mental illness.

It’s a psychiatric disorder related to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). People with BDD spend at least an hour per day (but often even longer) thinking about a flaw in their appearance that’s either minor or not there at all, says Danyale McCurdy-McKinnon, Ph.D., licensed clinical psychologist and clinical psychology director of the UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight Clinic. About 2.5% of adults in the U.S. have a diagnosis of BDD, says Sari Fine Shepphird, Ph.D., licensed psychologist and author of 100 Questions & Answers About Anorexia Nervosa...''

by Sally Tamarin & Jenny Chang

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