BDD Caregivers Group

Thank you for your interest in joining the BDD Caregivers Group for parents, partners, friends, and family members!

Caring for BDD sufferers while caring for yourself can be difficult. It takes plenty of compassion, resilience, and love to live with a person struggling with body dysmorphic disorder. What can family members and friends do daily to be supportive while maintaining composure and inner peace?

In this group, we will focus on self-compassion and coping skills, while sharing personal experiences, information, and advice. We will celebrate our strength and discuss the challenges we encounter when loved ones are battling this cruel disorder. The BDD Parents and Partners support group provides family members and friends a place where they can talk openly, connect, and feel heard.

The group is facilitated by Eva Fisher, PhD. Eva has lived experience of BDD and recovered from the disorder using therapy and medication. She has published a book based on her dissertation about coping with BDD in an online peer support group and has written multiple articles about coping with and recovery from BDD.

Please fill out the form below to be added to the email list for monthly meeting reminders. The group meets online via Skype on the second Wednesday each month. The meetings start at 9pm EST/7pm MST/6pm PST.

Contact Eva Fisher, PhD, for more information about the BDD caregivers monthly support group.

More information about caring for adolescents and children with BDD is available on the BDD Foundation’s Youth site.

Working Agreements for the BDD Caregivers Support Group

In order to maintain a supportive environment during group meetings, members are asked to abide by the following working agreements:

1. Confidentiality: Members are asked to respect the personal information shared by group members during group. Please do not share names and specifics outside the group. It takes a lot of courage to share personal details about children, partners and family members. Please respect the group by adhering to the confidentiality agreement.

2. Share meeting time: Members who are comfortable sharing or speaking up during group are asked to maintain self- awareness in how much time they use while speaking. If you catch yourself using a lot of meeting time, please step aside to let others have a chance to share. Listening to others’ experiences is another valuable part of being in a support group.

3. Share from your own experience: While sharing stories, opinions, advice and experiences, please remember to use “I” statements. What may be true for you may not be true for the next person. Please refrain from generalizing and be honest about your own experiences. This is what we value most.

4. Provide peer support: The personal experiences and advice provided by the host and other members are offered for informational and support purposes only. They are not intended to be a substitute for mental health advice, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. We do not provide medical or diagnostic services.