There are people who believe that success and happiness in life can be achieved only if external data meet all generally accepted standards, have no flaws, defects and shortcomings. Such people spend a lot of money on operations, endless face and body corrections and gradually become dependent on them.
Dysmorphophobia is a mental disorder that is associated with constant preoccupation with their external data and the structural features of the body. Adolescents are most susceptible to this disease, especially in adolescence, when they spend a lot of time in front of the mirror and are constantly looking for flaws in themselves. However, it is also often found in quite mature people.
Dysmorphophobia and plastic surgery
Dysmorphophobia develops precisely in those people who believe that they do not correspond to the ideal. Addiction to plastic surgery becomes a kind of drug for those who believe that no correction of their appearance will lead to the desired result.
Not every person is satisfied with natural data. Someone is dissatisfied with the figure, someone - with the face, for someone the nose is too big or too small, the ears are not of the shape, the chest is not the same size and many more "not that". It is these people who most often become clients of plastic surgery clinics and beauty parlors.
Experts believe that before taking such a crucial step and going under the knife of a plastic surgeon, it is worth visiting a psychologist or psychotherapist. It is not always possible to solve your problems by correcting external data. Today, numerous surgeries or cosmetic procedures are available to very many, but not everyone thinks about the consequences that the desire to become "perfect and ideal" can lead to.
Among specialists engaged in plastic surgery, there is an opinion that it is not worth getting in touch with people suffering from body dysmorphic disorder. After the operation, most of these clients will still remain dissatisfied with their appearance, which means that all work is doomed to failure in advance. One operation is followed by another, and so it can go on indefinitely.
Signs of body dysmorphophobia
- Very low self-esteem and lack of self-respect.
- For others, the "defect" that a person sees in himself is invisible.
- Constant concentration on yourself and your appearance, to the detriment of all other matters.
- Examining yourself in the mirror at every opportunity, or, conversely, a complete reluctance to look at yourself.
- Problems communicating with friends and family, or avoiding communication.
- Fear of appearing in a public place or on the street.
- Complete refusal to take photographs.
- Obsessive thoughts about your imperfection, up to thoughts of suicide.
If a person discovers at least a few signs of an incipient mental disorder, one should seek help from a specialist. And only then make a decision about surgery or any correction of appearance.
If you have a desire to start a "new life", and for this you want to change not only your hairstyle, but also your face and body, then first make sure that this is not related to psychological, internal problems or traumas that cannot be solved with the help of surgery.
If, nevertheless, you made up your mind, took a responsible step and performed an operation, it is important to remember that external transformation will not change the inner world. A “perfect” appearance or a great figure will not help you gain self-confidence, improve your self-esteem, get the job you want, or get rich. If there is no peace in your soul, then external data will not make you happy. Therefore, before correcting yourself on the outside, think about what is going on inside you. And, maybe, having solved the internal problems, you will not need to go under the surgeon's knife.
