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What are the signs of body dysmorphic disorder?

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Anna Saunders, a clinical psychologist in London, describes the feelings people are likely to have if they suffer from body dysmorphic disorder (a type of anxiety concerning the way you look). Chelsea Psychology Clinic are a group of London psychologists and psychiatrists offering private psychological therapy and psychiatry treatment from their premises across central London and Chelsea. The private therapy sessions cover the following areas: – Acceptance & Commitment Therapy – Cognitive Analytic Therapy – Cognitive-behavioural Therapy – Couples Therapy – Dialectical-behaviour Therapy – Mentalisation Based Treatment – Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy – Schema Therapy https://www.thechelseapsychologyclinic.com

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If you have body dysmorphic disorder, you would have a preoccupation with thoughts about a particular body part that may mean you’re covering it up or changing your life to make sure that it is not seen by other people. You may spend a lot of time in the mirror trying to check that your makeup is in a particular way to hide a particular feature on your face or that your hair is hiding something or you’re dressed in a particular way. And if this becomes an overwhelming obsession or takes up a lot of time for you and controls your thoughts and your energy, then this may be becoming a problem.

Dr Anna Saunders

Dr Anna Saunders

19 June 2022

"Dr Anna Saunders completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at University College, London (UCL) with first class honours. She also completely her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at UCL in 2007. Dr Saunders worked in a specialist treatment service in central London for the NHS working with complex difficulties for many years as well as developing a private practice since 2015."

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