Body Image Basics: Healthy and Positive Coping Skills for Body Dysmorphia

Some days you may feel strong, secure, and confident in your skin, and other days you may feel like you aren’t comfortable in your body or feel unhappy about how you look. These perceptions are called body image.

Many people become insecure with their appearance and it keeps them from living their best lives. It can also prompt attempts to make changes that are dangerous to their health.

Obsessing over your appearance or constantly comparing your body to others' is known as body dysmorphia. If you find yourself experiencing similar feelings, ask a professional for guidance. You will learn healthy and positive coping skills to assist with the changes you may be seeking.
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[vxing]

This was useless, i came here to learn coping skills, i already know i have body dysmorphia

[TheHeavenlyHulk]

What do I do if I was born this way? Positive thinking and coping mechanisms will never make me look good like you people do. What do I do?

[csb]

This is not bd, bd is not feeling ugly for a short period of time🤨

[kristenwhitfield]

This is not necessarily body dysmorphia; it may also be low body image or an eating disorder.

[fairy]

But you didn’t give any positive coping skills