Body Image Problems and Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Annemarie is a national specialist in treating people with body image concerns and BDD, and OCD. She is a regular speaker at international conferences for BDD, and her opinion is regularly sought for articles, radio pieces and TV programmes about body image issues. Annemarie has also worked with cosmetic surgeons to help them offer appropriate support to people with BDD. Lauren, born and educated in New Zealand, is a specialist leading Clinical Psychologist based in London (UK) and the clinic director of two successful private practices which specialise in treating obsessional problems, anxiety disorders and depression. Chloe has suffered from BDD since her mid-teens. Using the techniques in this book, she has learnt how to manage it and is following her dream of being a writer and film reviewer. Chloe is extremely passionate about raising awareness for body dysmorphic disorder, a little-known disorder which can be utterly debilitating.

Contents
Introduction ..........................................................................1
Part I Chloe’s story
Chapter 1: A Death in the Family ....................................29
Chapter 2: Withdrawing From the World .......................48
Chapter 3: Bad Therapy ...................................................70
Chapter 4: Giving My Illness a Name ..............................89
Chapter 5: What BDD Was Like for Me ........................106
Chapter 6: Changing My Thinking .................................119
Chapter 7: Fighting Back Against BDD .........................133
Part II Pulling the trigger
TM section 1: Your Recovery Starts Here ..........................153
section 2: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ..................166
section 3: My Body Image Concerns ...........................173
section 4: Stress, Fear, and Anxiety .............................182
section 5: Coping with Distressing Emotions .............189
section 6: It’s All About How We See Things...............202
section 7: Capturing Unhelpful Thoughts and Identifying Thinking Patterns .....................211
section 8: Unhelpful Thinking Problems .....................219
section 9: Testing It All Out ...........................................240
section 10: More Strategies to Help ..............................256
section 11: Appearance Isn’t Everything .......................267
section 12: Calm Body, Calm Mind ................................287
section 13: Mental Imagery ............................................292
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section 14: Depression and Medication.......................304
section 15: Cosmetic Procedures .................................319
section 16: Keeping Well ................................................325
section 17: Life After BDD ..............................................333
section 18: A Mother’s Perspective ...............................342
Conclusion .....................................................................354