Body dysmorphia also includes people who see their bodies as healthy and in shape but they are not as healthy or as fit as they believe they are, amirite?

+31 Body dysmorphia also includes people who see their bodies as healthy and in shape but they are not as healthy or as fit as they believe they are, amirite?

by weimannethyl 1 year ago

Only if it's a debilitating condition. For example, someone who routinely overexerts themselves under the delusion they are more capable than they actually are, with this causing extreme declension in mental health. It's not as simple as fat vs thin.

by FairRope6667 1 year ago

Never said it was. But interesting that that's how you interpreted it. Also body dysmorphia doesn't have to be debilitating. There are degrees of it. Some people have extreme body dysmorphia and some are less extreme.

by weimannethyl 1 year ago

Dysmorphia as a diagnosis is by its nature debilitating. That's why it's a diagnosis.

by FairRope6667 1 year ago

well, in a general sense yes. body dysmorphia occurs all over the spectrum

by Anonymous 1 year ago