Body Dysmorphic Disorder Suicide

Preoccupation with imagined defect in one’s appearance is known as BDD or body dysmorphic disorder suicide. People with these symptoms cannot function as a normal being. People have the tendency of perceiving themselves ugly and results in loss of confidence. BDD is the most common and severe psychiatric disorder across the world.This preoccupation makes people spend lot of time in front of the mirror and constant complaining. They constantly change their dresses, groom themselves, comb their hair, apply makeup, camouflaging with clothes, hat or makeup, dieting, skin picking, reassurance seeking and compare themselves with others.

Generally all the people have some defect or the other physically. But people with this disorder magnify even the minute defects in them. They are severely impacted by these negative obsessions with their inaccurate perceptions. People with BDD often undergo cosmetic surgery and dermatology treatments that are unnecessary and not required for them.

People are affected by these symptoms due to some incidents in their life.
They are depressed, socially isolated, stressed, inferior quality of life and tend to commit suicide. BDD people are at high risk of committing suicides, and when they attempt suicide they generally succeed.

BDD people even though their appeared is quite perfect they tend to perceive they are abnormal. They assume themselves to be abnormal, unattractive, deformed and think that they are some monsters. BDD is seen in adolescents and can even children. This disease affects people in almost all countries.

BDD is extremely difficult to diagnose as people shy away from discussing their problems with anyone due to fear of being trivialized. In most cases this symptom may be under diagnosed as people doesn’t like to consult with many doctors. BDD requires use of diagnostic instruments but with patients not cooperating it is a difficult task. Sometimes it may be misdiagnosed as social phobia or psychotic depression or schizophrenia.

Since treatment for BDD research is still going on, CBT-cognitive behavioral therapy and SRI-serotonin reuptake inhibitors are the most prescribed treatments.
People with BDD should be treated with extreme personal attention so that they will come away from their perceived misconceptions.