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Our Vice President, Chris Trondsen, LMFT, had the opportunity to be interviewed by The New York Times for their Psych 101 column on the topic of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)! BDD is an obsessive-compulsive related disorder where individuals fixate on a specific feature or features of their appearance and become obsessed with that body part(s). Over time, they believe these flaws are making them repulsive and disgusting looking to others, and because of this they isolate, become obsessed with “fixing” their appearance, consider themselves ugly, experience severe depression, and may become suicidal.

Chris Trondsen, LMFT, spoke both about his lived experience with the disorder, as well as contributed to the article as a clinician. One of his clients previously suffering from BDD discussed her recovery journey after receiving a BDD diagnosis from Chris Trondsen, LMFT.

The article also features top BDD researchers and offers an explanation to why people with BDD see themselves differently than others. This article is recommended for anyone suffering from BDD, body image disorders, and other disorders that affects how someone feels about their appearance. The article also offers hope to people suffering from BDD that they can get better.

The article is also great for any clinician interested in treating BDD and related image disorders.

Visit our website https://ocdsocal.org/5084/new-article-on-body-dysmorphic-disorder-bdd-an-obsessive-compulsive-related-disorder-in-the-new-york-times-featuring-ocd-socal-vice-president-chris-trondsen-lmft/ for more information and to read the article—and thank you to both the The New York Times and journalist Christina Caron () for the article on this misunderstood mental health condition.

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