BDD in the media

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Media Stories

We will highlight here stories about BDD in the media. Please contact us if you see a story about BDD in the media (good or bad) and if you have any comments so we post it below.

Media Article	Website
How I Recovered From Body Dysmorphic Disorder Which Took Over My Life	The Independent
Standing Strong Against Body Dysmorphic Disorder	BBC
The Deadly Crusade to Get Ripped	News.com.au (Australia)
The Ugly Truth about Body Dysmorphia	The Guardian
This Mental Illness Makes Mirrors Lie and Drives Patients to Suicide	Vice News
Living and Dealing with Body Dysmorphic Disorder	Vice News
What’s it really like living with Body Dysmorphic Disorder?	Dazed Digital Magazine
Disorder causes woman to perceive facial tumor that isn’t really there	Fox News Health
Artist with body dysmorphic disorder sees herself with a face tumour that doesn’t exist	Metro
Consumer culture ‘feeding’ body image anxiety, BDD sufferer tells RT	Russia Today (RT) UK
This Guy With Bigorexia Disorder Proves Body Struggles Are a Universal Feeling	Popsugar
1 In 10 Dudes Suffer From ‘Bigorexia’, Or Never Feeling Buff Enough	Pedestrian.TV
Muscle Dysmorphia, Or Bigorexia, Is A Disorder That Pushes Men To Bulk Up	Ask Men
What is ‘bigorexia’?	The Frisky
10% of male gym goers may suffer from ‘bigorexia’	Entertainment.ie
One in ten gym-going men may suffer from‘bigorexia’	Metro
Muscle dysmorphia: One in 10 men in gyms believed to have ‘bigorexia’	BBC
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: How ‘Bigorexia’ Is Plaguing Bodybuilders and Gyms	Complex Magazine
‘Bigorexia’: Muscle dysmorphia ‘now affects one in 10 gym-going men’	BBC
The rise of BIGOREXIA: How male gym-goers with anxieties over their muscles are excessively lifting weights and taking steroids – leading to depression, heart attacks and suicide	Daily Mail
Family’s warning about dangers of body dysmorphia after man jumps to his death	Bradford Telegraph and Argus
Dysmorphia Success On ITV	Fixers
The ‘ugly truth’ about Body Dysmorphic Disorder	BBC
Body Dysmorphic Disorder Patients Discuss Their Feelings About Mirrors, Showing What It’s Like To Live With BDD	Bustle.com
This gorgeous and healthy young woman reveals secret crippling illness that meant she couldn’t leave the house	The Daily Mirror
Life with body dysmorphic disorder	ITV This Morning
Body dysmorphic disorder sufferer: ‘My own reflection horrified me’	BBC
What It’s Like To Live With Body Dysmorphic Disorder	Elite Daily
Body Dysmorphic Disorder Campaign Video Aims To Tell Sufferers, Such As Robert Pattinson, ‘You Are Not Alone’	The Huffington Post UK
You Are Not Alone: How This New Video Is Highlighting Body Dysmorphia…	Marie Claire
Charity’s PSA sheds light on anxieties that plague sufferers of body dysmorphic disorder	Nine MSN (Australia)
Body dysmorphic disorder: charity video reveals the image anxieties that can push people to the edge	The Guardian
All I could see when I looked in the mirror was a horrible, crooked face: Woman tormented by body dysmorphia conquers demons by becoming an underwear model	The Daily Mail
See what Body Dysmorphic Disorder sufferers experience – The Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation is attempting to highlight the plight of sufferers	The Daily Mail

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