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Body dysmorphic disorder

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Body neutrality gives me the freedom not to love my body

How body neutrality, not body positivity, allowed me to acknowledge the fraught relationship between myself and my body

by Payal Dhar

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Body dysmorphic disorder is common, yet widely misunderstood

What strikes someone with BDD as a glaring physical problem actually calls for a psychological solution

by Toni Pikoos

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Eating disorders

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Is ‘feeling fat’ really a manifestation of underlying sadness?

Patients with eating disorders who feel overweight are often told that the underlying cause is emotional. What if it’s not?

by Stephen Gadsby & Bence Nanay

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Eating disorders

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Body image distortions are a normal feature of mental life

Body image distortions can be severe in anorexia nervosa and bulimia, but they’re also a normal feature of mental life

by Matthew R Longo