do you think i have body dysmorphic disorder? 10 points best answer?
Written on June 8, 2009 – 12:51 am | by Drug Abuse Help
i know a lot of teen age girls have insecurities in areas they shouldn’t be insecure in… but let me describe myself to you. it is barely occuring to me that this is just normal teen behavior.
okay, so i also suffer from anxiety, (i am on meds for it, i’m on seroquel)
and i have had depression in the past.
so i am 17 years old and ever since i can remember i have had body image problems, i get really really nervous whenever someone pulls out their camera, because i’m scared to look at myself if the picture is not the best one of me, whenever i walk by a mirror i have to strike a pose or position myself so i can’t see some areas i dont like and haven’t liked for 4 maybe 5 years now, i have gone to extreme lengths to lose weight. 2 years ago i abused the drug adderall to lose weight. i would lie to my mom and say i needed for my attention deficit disorder, (which i really do have) just so i could get the drug because it supresses your appetite and i lost quite a lot of weight on it.
whenever i bring up how i feel i look fat or ugly, people look at me like i’m crazy. & i dont just say "i feel ugly" or "i feel fat" for attention, i really feel that way. no one around me gets how bad i feel , my family just thinks i’m acting like all teenage girls.. obsessed with my looks. but it’s to the point that i will be at school and if i feel the least bit unattractive, i will leave. and go home. it is getting in between my relationships , and in the way of my life in general.
i’m 5′8′ and weigh 133 lbs. which i know isn’t fat, but it isn’t stick skinny. it’s just an average weight, but i don’t feel average.
even my really good friend has said "really i dont see what you are seeing, i really think you have a disorder"
i’m tired of feeling like this. do you think i have this disorder? or is this simply bad habits?
