With your BDD, did you also struggle with perfectionism?

With your BDD, did you also struggle with perfectionism?

I remember in this period of time in my early twenties, I had a checklist. This checklist meant that if I started doing all of these things I could start dating and being normal. The checklist started out with getting my skin clear, that was the number one most important thing. So once I got my skin clear I could start buying products that I could focus on getting my skin more soft and smooth and even wrinkle free, and then once my skin was perfect then I could tan it evenly so it would cover everything and anything that still flawed. And once I got tanned perfectly on my face then I could tan the rest of my body. Then I would start working out so I could get a perfect body and get in shape. Then once I did all that I would go out and get a haircut then once I did that I would highlight my hair or dye it some kind of new color now that I was tan. And I would get blue contacts because it would look better, and then once I did all that then I could start buying nicer clothes so that when I went out I would have theses nice clothes to wear and there kind of like this whole checklist and then once I did that I would be happy. I'd be normal, I'd be perfect, and I could finally start my life. I felt like my life was halted until this checklist was made.