Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

[hobbvin82]

Hi!

I'm working on accepting myself completely in all aspects. When it comes to me as a person, most of the time I'm pretty happy with myself. But I have a lot of difficulties accepting certain things about the way I look. It has gotten a lot worse the past couple of years and has been extremely painful for me. Gets worse certain periods and better others. On the bad days it really contributes to making me depressed and more introvert and insecure than I would otherwise be. I know it is something in my mind thats playing tricks and I think the problem is more related to the way it makes me feel than the way I look. I have other perfectionist draws as well when it comes to "art", while other things in my life is a complete mess

Could this be connected to the energy centers? And if so, what chakra do you think this is related to? I'm trying to find the connection to spirituality.
I have other problems with yellow ray/third chakra so I guess this is related to that as well. 

It feels like I'm really stuck and not making any progress. Does anyone have any experiences/advise?

I struggle with this as well. It has gotten better over time, and every day is better. Try and remember that your are not what your body looks like. You are an infinitely beautiful entity who just so happens to be residing in a human body right now. This body is imperfect, but you are not. There is absolutely no way to not be perfect.

One thing that I do when I start to feel self-conscious is I image that I am the only one looking at me. If I am out running, and I start to worry that someone is looking at me, thinking, "Look at him. He's too fat to run."...I image myself from their perspective, and see myself from their eyes. I then smile and realize that we are all the same. We all worry about something. And really, as mentioned above, most people aren't paying you any mind. They're too wrapped up in their own perception of this illusion.

Your thoughts create your outward appearance. If you change the way you think, you can change the way you look.

If all else fails, try the following:
(This comes from the documentary "Hungry For Change".)

For 30 days, twice a day, look into the mirror and say to yourself.

"I accept myself unconditionally right now."