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BDD is exceptionally difficult to navigate because it’s one of those disorders that affects not only the individual suffering but also the people closest to them.

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Perhaps one day soon my SO and I will take the loveliest couple selfie ever, and I will actually love it too.

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), often called “imagined ugliness” is not a commonly heard of disorder, but now it is gaining popularity as people speak up about their experiences with it.

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Nonetheless, similar to when one gives me a compliment, I don’t believe it. My instinct is to think that the test is faulty or the person who says I’m handsome is lying, blind or my grandmother.

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We all agree breasts are awesome, right? And I don’t mean, like in some creepy ‘I’m staring at your tits’ kinda way. I mean they’re tits – they’re supercool.

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“Even if I were a blind guy and put my hands here”—he seizes my sides—“there are little lumps.”

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If you’re going to ingest mind-altering substances, and I’m not recommending that you do so (yes, I am); might I recommend mushrooms? Psychedelic mushrooms have many upsides — well, at least two that I can think of.