Does anyone else have constant OCD about their body and the way it looks. This is one of my OCD themes, body image

My OCD coach tells me this there is no validity to these thoughts they are all OCD. These thoughts prevent me from dating because I keep thinking who would want to be with me, when there are so many perfect looking girls everywhere else. I think about this day and night and cant even work cause the thoughts are constantly there. I guess in a way I am bringing this on myself with the constant compulsions, such as looking in the mirror everytime I pass one and cover my love handles. I feel like I'm using this app for reassurance, but I guess its nice to know others are suffering the same way

They are definitely related. This is one of my main themes and causes endless hours of mental compulsions and overthinking. Also Instagram does not help

Not at all!! I constantly obsess over other girls who I think are prettier than me and such and I zoom in and out all over their bodies and faces and stuff in Instagram for hours. It’s awful. I even deleted my Instagram last year because it got so bad. It would do it to all the girls my boyfriend is friends with. I ended up redownloading my insta. And I still do it today. I just don’t know how to not.

Everything you guys are talking about sounds exactly like what I feel, and yes i do think its nice to know other people feel the same way!! Wish I could make all of you feel better but I can't even help myself lol

Yep! This is called Body Dysmorphic Disorder.

I read that they aren't necessarily related but a patient primarily diagnosed with bdd is most likely to also be diagnosed with ocd, as some specialists consider it to be in the obsessive compulsive spectrum

All I know Is that it is seriously ruining my life cause I keep wanting to get liposuction but then I think what is that going to solve? I am always analyzing girls that the gym and comparing myself and girls on Instagram too with zooming in. :(

This is so real and so bad, I feel like I can't stop obsessing over my image and I always wonder if people see me the same way as I see myself and if they do they must have a horrible impression and it makes me pick on my skin all the time, I can't look at myself in the mirror without picking

I know exactly what you mean, I always compare myself to other people and think how lucky they are for the type of body they have or the perfect skin and it makes me cry all the time and I also feel really guilty because of this jealousy but I don't think badly of them I just wish I could admire myself as much as I admire them

I relate to this whole thread omg.... I literally end up in tears. I hate going to the gym cuz I just look at the other girls. I hate girls on Instagram FOR NO REASON simply because I obsess over how they look. It’s awful. I don’t like being a jealous mean person but I feel like I am because I’m always obsessing over it.

I’m definitely going to bring up BDD to my therapist next time we meet

Me too, was just reading about bdd and ocd and if they are related somehow because I feel like this all the time, specially because of skin picking

Are they related?? I’ve always wondered if I have it or not. I feel like one day I’ll look a certain way then the next day I feel like I look TOTALY different. And I’m particularly sensitive about my weight. One day I may post a picture of myself where I feel I look nice and stuff and then a day or so later I’ll look and get embarrassed that I posted it. And I look at pictures of myself back when I was at my smallest and I just remember how at the time I looked at those pictures and in the mirror and thought I was HUGE when in reality I look at those pictures now and think about how tiny I was.