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A key process fuelling the preoccupation and distress of BDD is the tendency to compare perceived flaws to others’ features. This habit leads to ranking one’s appearance as inferior, reinforcing self-criticism and constant checking in mirrors. In this session, Professor David Veale and Dr Rob Willson will explore the motivations behind comparing, whether it truly serves us, and practical strategies to break this cycle, including alternatives to comparison.
📅 Wednesday 27th November 2024
⌚ 7-8pm (GMT)
Meet the Speakers
Professor David Veale is a Consultant Psychiatrist in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, where he directs a national specialist service for people with BDD & The Nightingale Hospital London in Marylebone. He is a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. He has co-authored a self-help book on Overcoming Body Image Problems including BDD and a treatment manual for BDD for professionals. He has been researching BDD for nearly 30 years and has published about 40 scientific and teaching articles in BDD. He was motivated to improve the care of people with BDD after the suicide of one of his in-patients with BDD in 1991. David is a long standing and highly valued Patron of the BDD Foundation.
Dr Rob Willson is a CBT therapist based in North London, with a special interest in BDD, OCD and Health Anxiety. He currently divides the majority of his work time between seeing patients, conducting research, writing and teaching. He is chair of the BDD Foundation. Rob has co-authored several books, including the bestselling ‘Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies’ and ‘Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder’. His main clinical interests are anxiety and obsessional problems, and disseminating CBT principles through self-help. He has featured in numerous newspaper and magazine articles and had made several TV and radio appearances.