The syndrome of 'bad fear' can ruin a lifetime

In addition to being afraid of your own deficiencies, the "bad fear" syndrome also has particularly serious consequences, which can even kill a person.

The "look-alike" syndrome can kill a person

We all have dissatisfaction with our appearance. But what's wrong with the fact that no one is perfect and we still live well.

But it will be a different story if you have the syndrome of "Wearing looks" - or "bad fear" syndrome.

What is the "bad fear" syndrome?

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a pathological state in which the patient is always in a sense of anxiety, even fear of any small defect such as scar, minor deformity. . on my body.

But not only that, people with BDD also have "talent" to find their own defects, even if it does not exist.

People with BDD syndrome always feel their body has problems.

The exact cause of the disease is still unknown. Some experts said that the patient had some neurotransmitter disorder in the brain. Others believe, this disease comes from psychological factors such as childhood, family, work .

This is quite a rare disease. Although there is no global statistics, in the US alone, about 1% - 2% of the population has BDD, in the UK - this figure is also 1%.

The truth about BDD is worse than you think

Imagine that every day you wake up and look in the mirror, you feel yourself "ugly and ugly" compared to reality. It sounds harmless, but over time this "bad" will make you really panic.

Do not dare to look in the mirror is one of the common symptoms of BDD.

For mild cases, patients can only . spend time mirroring for defects, or completely avoid reflective surfaces such as water, glass .

However, in the long run, bad fear causes these people to lose confidence, hesitate to communicate, or self-isolate themselves from society.

People who are afraid of bad things can scratch themselves and skin to improve their condition in vain.(Illustration).

In particularly serious cases, the patients scratch themselves, skinning themselves to try to improve their "bad" to despair. Some people continue to have plastic surgery to improve their beauty. There have even been cases of severe depression leading to suicide.

Art work portrays the fear of BDD.The person performing is artist Liz Atkin - who suffers from an external sympathy from 8 years old.

It can be said that the "bad fear" syndrome can completely ruin a person's life but unfortunately the public has not had a proper awareness of the disease.

Many people believe that those who commit suicide for "bad" are shallow and do not understand that this is an extremely dangerous syndrome.

Signs help you check if you have this frightening "bad fear" syndrome

People with bad fear syndrome have quite a variety of manifestations depending on their severity, such as looking in the mirror regularly to check their beauty, to completely avoid reflective surfaces.

But basically, seriously assess whether you have this syndrome or not through the expressions below.

1. Always obsessed with "bad" every day.
2. Check the mirror regularly to check for defects, or hate mirrors, don't want to look in the mirror.
3. Always avoid appearing in front of the crowd, not even wanting to leave the house.
4. Often worried, thinking about wanting to die.
5. Regularly compare looks with others.
6. Excessive "camouflage" or thick makeup to cover the defect.
7. Frequently ask others how to evaluate their own deficiencies to regain trust, but do not believe those evaluations.
8. Want plastic surgery whenever possible.

How to deal with this dreaded disease?

If unfortunately you have this disease, there is no other way that you must seek the help of a doctor.

Experts will use a number of measures such as behavioral cognitive therapy - help patients reduce negative thoughts, or apply antidepressants to improve your condition.