Tips for Body Image Disorder from a Christian Counseling Perspective
Los Angeles Christian Counseling
Body image disorder, or body dysmorphic disorder, affects roughly 2% of adults in the U.S. Body image is your perceptions, attitudes, behaviors, and thoughts about your body. Your beliefs about your appearance can stem from childhood, trauma, or recent events. Body image disorder is a negative perception of your body. You see your body differently from how it is. You become preoccupied with thoughts regarding your appearance, body shape, size, or weight. You may spend hours in front of the mirror or spend excessive amounts of money trying to fix any perceived flaws. You may excessively diet and exercise. Body image disorder can lead to anxiety, depression, negative thoughts, isolation,...
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