Funhouse Mirror Mind

Imagine waking up in the morning, stumbling into the bathroom, and catching a glimpse of yourself in the mirror. Who do you see?  Most of us see ourselves, disheveled but nonetheless looking pretty close to how we normally do to others.  But there are some people who see someone completely different.

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) affects anywhere from 2-24% of the population, depending on which study you trust.  It often presents in adolescence, teenage girls in the majority of those affected.  But what exactly triggers the onset of this disorder?

Sources note that possible causes may include abnormal serotonin levels, heredity, and environment.  While there's little we can do as a community to prevent BDD due to the first two issues, there is much we can do about the latter.  Girls grow up barraged by images of a nearly impossible ideal:  flawless skin, thin legs, tiny waists, etc.  It is up to us, parents and neighbors and family members, to present our kids with healthy examples to balance out the supermodel/hottie actress ideal. 

Eating right, exercising regularly, and maintaing our own self-esteem shows children that feeling and being perceived as beautiful needn't be based on wearing a size 2 and looking like a mannequin.  We can demonstrate, through our actions and words, that no matter what size our genetics dictate we should be, our lifestyles can give us the kind of healthy and balanced people that are true role models.

Comments

[Zachary]

Hi, I have a rather odd question: Which study that you found listed BDD's prevalence as 24 percent? I'm not questioning that statistic at all... in fact, I'm doing a speech for a class in which I'm trying to make BDD hit as close to home as possible. If you can remember it and maybe find a link, my email is jackson.5ive@yahoo.com

Thanks a lot!

Zack

[Kimmie Yan]

Hi Zack!

Sorry for the super late response...I've been so used to all the comments being spam that I stopped reading them. I tried to post my references for the blog in the editor, but am having problems doing so.

As far as I can remember, there was a stat sheet on the World Health Organization site, as well as some others that are more specific to mental disabilities and studies of psychology.

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner... Hope your speech went well!

Thanks for reading :)
Kimmie

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