Body Dysmorphia My Narrative When I look in the mirror, I used to be super self-confidant. Then something happened, and I lost all my self-confidence. When I leave the house and go to any place like school or even with my friends, I think about all the imperfections I have. I would worry about how other people would look at me and not how I should look at myself. I am scared of going out because I think fat and ugly. This all started around the year 2019. I just moved to Kimberly middle school. I was the most country kid ever. When I moved here everyone was so city-like. I would judge by how country I was. So, I started looking at myself differently and finding everything about myself that I do not like instead of looking at myself thinking …show more content…
There are so many ways different teenagers are affected by Body dysmorphia. This can change a teenager's everyday life. Body dysmorphia is a very bad thing for teenagers to develop. Now I have finished my research paragraph, I now understand what can make body dysmorphia get triggered and how body dysmorphia can affect other teens. There is a lot to learn and know about body dysmorphia. There is no cure for body dysmorphia yet. There are ways you can help people not get body dysmorphia. Body dysmorphia can affect kids in so many ways. Body dysmorphia has caused 18 percent of kids to drop out of school. Most kids between the ages of 12-13 devolve bd. Some teenagers will start to hurt themselves or even worse they will take their own lives. Teenagers can develop Body Dysmorphia in many ways, the most common is bullying. Body dysmorphia can be very dangerous. It can make teenagers think negatively about their body. Teenagers will think their body is not good enough. People will say teenagers are just moody or that this is a common part of puberty when it's not. Parents and people will say this is just part of life and it just happens to everyone. Caretakers will say you are a dramatic teenager, and you just want attention. Body dysmorphia can be caused by bullying and not teens wanting attention. Teens can get depression, abnormal thoughts, substance misuse, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and eating