Body dysmorphic disorder The Butterfly Girl
by Racheal Baughan
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I was diagnosed with BDD in 1998 a time where I hated myself so much that I could barely leave my bedroom, I wished my life to be over and felt that I had no place within this world, however once I was diagnosed by an American Psychologist I became determined to regain control over my life!
It took a long time for me to come to terms with the fact that the life I had led was in fact controlled by this illness.
The BDD had been controlling me... the voice in my head which made me feel as though I was trapped inside a body which was holding me back from doing all the things I wanted to do, such as the simplest things like taking a walk on a sunny day or joining my family at the dinner table.
I was isolated in my dark bedroom and my life had become a living hell.
Perhaps the most difficult problem for me was even once I was diagnosed there was very little help available in the UK.
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"Standing behind the curtain i feel sick, with anxiety. My palms are sweaating and the sound of my rapidly beating heart is echoing loadly in my my ears,"
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My main objective for my book “the butterfly girl” is to help creating further awareness on the illness in which I suffer (Body Dysmorphic Disorder) and show others that like me there can be a way of learning to lead a “Normal” and “Happy” life with it.
By helping others through the publication of my book it makes all that I have been through worthwhile, for me the book marks the end of those chapters of my life. If I can now use my past experiences in a positive way then perhaps there was a purpose to all those years I wasted with Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
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"Standing behind the curtain i feel sick, with anxiety. My palms are sweaating and the sound of my rapidly beating heart is echoing loadly in my my ears,"
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