Do you think that body dimorphic disorder should be classified as a legitimate problem? Do you think that this disorder is being confused with a lack of self confidence? Do you think it would be difficult to diagnose someone with a lot of plastic surgery with BDD? Is there a problem with wanting to improve someone's physical appearance through cosmetic surgery? When does wanting to improve someones physical appearance turn into an obsession? How much plastic surgery is too much? If someone is never satisfied with how they look do you think they deserve to be diagnosed with a psychological disorder?
Should surgeons have a say in whether they perform surgery on someone who they consider to have BDD? What do you think a surgeon should diagnose BDD on? How difficult do you think it would be to diagnose someone with BDD? Should patients be required to have a psychological prescreening before they undergo cosmetic surgery? Should patients' families be contacted to find out about their psychological health before they are allowed to undergo plastic surgery? How do you think family members of someone with BDD would be affected by it?
I believe that BDD could be classified as a legitimate disorder. Some people do seriously have an obsessive problem with how they look and if there is something that is physically wrong with their body, then they want to try to find a way to fix it. Until it is "fixed," they will obsess over it like there is a serious problem. It is like a physical form of OCD. Plastic surgery becomes too much when a person begins to look unnatural. I believe that before a person gets "corrective" plastic surgery to a part of their body that they think needs "upgraded," they should have to go through a certain test to prove that they can handle the entire idea. It's almost like taking a drug test for a job,except in a psychological sort of way. However serious this disorder is, I don't see how it could affect a person's family much. Plastic surgery seems to be a much more individual thing than a family thing. Unless, the family is helping pay for the surgeries in some type of way, I don't believe a person with BDD would affect their family that much.
ReplyDeleteI do believe firmly that BDD can be a disorder. I also feel that lack of self confidence coincides with this order; a person who has low self-esteem is most likely going to be obsessed with what ever causes them to be so self-concious. People most defintely try to find other problems on their body to fix after their first problem was solved. Also, there are the people that don't fell like their inpurity is fixed even after getting surgery on it; therefore, it is all in their mind and the physical appearance really does nothing to help with these problems. I think it is really important that these people be noted so they can get the proper care that they need. A person with the disorder would probably concern their family and make them worry that one of their family members isn't living their life to the fullest because they have this constant negative view on themselves that will just keep pulling them down. I personally think that wouldn't be a very fun person to be around and would want that person to get the problem fixed to stop the worrying of the people around them.
ReplyDeleteYes I think it can become an addiction, and yes a big part of it probably deals with self confidence. I think there should be a limit to how much you can alter yourself, at some point you're no longer yourself. When someone you've known for a long time no longer can recognize you on stop that's when it becomes a problem. Also you should not be able to get surgery anymore if you do become diagnosed with BDD. There needs to be some limitation medically and there should be regulations unless under certain circumstances. I'm sure it is very difficult on the families with someone who is addicted to changing their appearance. It's scary but also it has to be hard because you know the families have to worry about them and their happiness. This is a very biased,and difficult disorder to put limitations on but something should be done.
ReplyDeleteI am convince BDD is a true disorder. Changing ones body to suit the needs of a person can become addicting. If someone is self conscious about themselves more likely than not, they never get over that feeling. So someone who tries to change their image will never be fully satisfied ever with how they look. BDD is as much a mental addiction as it is a physical one. Addicts suffer from deep mental disorders that it is hard to recover from, whether they feel incomplete with how they were born, hate the way they look now, or just want to change their body to look like someone they worship. It only becomes a physical condition in the sense of changing their physical appearance. Of all the addictions around, this is one of the most expensive around. To have the finances to receive full modifications to their body from professionals, so this is a big tax on families who are trying to help their addicts to recover from this addiction.
ReplyDeleteBDD can definitely be considered a legitimate disorder. Through personal experience, I know several friends who complain about all of their bodies and would give anything in the world to change their physical features. If they had the money, I wouldn't have a doubt in the world that they would get addicted to plastic surgery. This article says BDD is a rare disorder, however I don't think it is as rare as it would seem. A huge percentage of celebrities love plastic surgery, however the only reason this disorder is not as popular as many other addictions is because of the high expense. This article states that self-esteem relates to this addiction, however I believe a low self esteem can lead to any person being unstable and acquiring an addictive personality. Of course patients will always envision themselves with their old body and therefore desire it to be perfect, therefore I agree with the article when it says patients with BDD are never fully satisfied after surgery. Of course women believe plastic surgery will lead to better relationships because it will make them more attractive, however that is not the case, and perhaps that may help, but this is an emotionally dangerous addiction. I definitely believe this addiction exists.
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