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Selfies and Body Dysmorphia: a Mental Health crisis By Kelly Jean Sullivan


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Selfie dysmorphia or Snapchat dysmorphia, has been coined to describe the impact of social media on body image.
What is image dysmorphia?

so embarrassed, ashamed and anxious that you may avoid many social situations
When selfie dysmorphia becomes body dysmorphic disorder. A major concern of selfie dysmorphia is the chance that it could lead to body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD. Body dysmorphia is a mental health condition in which a person can't stop fixating on one or more perceived defects or flaws in their appearance
Treatments for BDD
As many as 1 in 50 people suffer from BDD with varying severity. Doctors have had great success treating the condition with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) combined – in some cases but not all – with anti-depressive medication.
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The biggest problems with treating BDD, doctors say, are faced at the diagnosis stage. Patients often feel reluctant to come forward because they worry about being dismissed as vain. 
The first professional advice a patient with BDD will seek is commonly from a Cosmetic Surgeon.
BDD and Cosmetic Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery is not a long term solution for patients with BDD. Less than 10% will be pleased with the results of their surgery, and often their anxiety simply shifts to another body part, leaving sufferers no more satisfied with their appearance



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