Body Dysmorphic Disorder Positive Body Image and Self Hypnosis – A Self-Help Guide

Body Dysmorphic Disorder Positive Body Image and Self Hypnosis – A Self-Help Guide

Information about Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BBD)

What causes it?
The cause of BDD is unclear, but it may be genetic or caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.

What are the symptoms?

People with BDD are excessively worried about a part of their body which they perceive to have a defect. They continue to believe this despite reassurances about their appearance.
Any area of the body may be involved in BDD, but the face is the most common.

A person with BDD may:

Wear excessive make-up or heavy clothing to hide their perceived defect
Repeatedly look in the mirror and seek reassurance about their appearance
Frequently touch or measure the perceived defect
Repeatedly pick at their skin or pluck their hair and eyebrows
Feel anxious when around other people
Seek medical treatment for the perceived defect
Diet and exercise excessively

People with BDD may not be able to hold down a job and sometimes avoid socialising. They can also find it difficult to have relationships.
Who’s affected?

BDD is believed to affect at least one per cent of the UK population. It’s more common in people with a history of depression and/or social phobia.
It usually starts in adolescence when people are most sensitive about their appearance.

What’s the treatment?

Treatment may include antidepressant medication, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Relaxation and Guided Imagery, Hypnotherapy,  or a combination of these. Anti-psychotic medication is sometimes used.
It’s difficult to prevent BDD from developing since its cause remains unclear.

Self-Hypnosis can be a very useful self-help therapy for anyone who feels that their body, or part of their body, or their face, is unacceptable to them, so much so that they are extremely critical of their own physique or self-image, despite the fact there may be no noticeable disfigurement or defect to be seen at all by others. This belief and way of thinking can cause psychological and emotional distress.

But by using Self-Hypnosis you will learn to how control those irrational fears and anxieties, and turn those negative beliefs and thoughts into more positive, accepting affirmations, of who you really are and what you really look like. Freeing you to enjoy life more fully and achieve goals you never thought possible with your positive body image

Remember, Self-Hypnosis is a powerful self-help tool for implementing change within your life. It is simple, effective, and non-invasive, produces long-term changes, and can be used by almost everyone.

Hypnotherapy sessions often include the benefit of soothing music at strategic points, helping you to relax even more, and absorb the information whilst the therapist guides you with gentle suggestions, positive language, and life changing imagery. You will always be in control at all times, able to awaken immediately should the need arise and attend to anything that you need to. Hypnotherapy cannot make you do anything or say anything that you would not normally say or do, and it will never coerce you to try to.

By using Self-Hypnosis pre-recorded material such as a CDs and mp3 download, you will have at the touch of button, a full Hypnotherapy session that can be used whenever you need to, as often as you need to. It’s as simple as that.

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