What is 'Body Dysmorphic Disorder' or 'BDD'?

What is 'Body Dysmorphic Disorder' or 'BDD'?

Body dysmorphic disorder or BDD is a psychiatric condition where people have a concern about certain parts of their apperance. They think that their apperance is defective in some way. It's ugly. These are usually things that other people can't see. They are so concerned about it they think about it all the time. They usually can't function very well because they are either thinking about it all the time or they're engaged in all these behaviors to try to change it in some way, or their avoiding going out. So it really significantly affects people in terms of their relationships and how they feel. It can be a very severe psychiatric problem.