Peer Support BDD Resources

These resources have been shared by BDD Support Group members and hosts. I hope you find them helpful in coping with your BDD-related symptoms.

BDD Causes and Symptoms (Articles)

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Clinical Aspects and Relationship to OCD – Psychiatry Online

Identity and shame in body dysmorphic disorder as compared to obsessive-compulsive disorder – ScienceDirect

Relational Trauma: Mental Health Effects, Examples, and Healing (psychcentral.com)

Shame and Defectiveness Beliefs in Treatment-Seeking Patients with Body Dysmorphic Disorder – PMC (nih.gov)

BDD Mental Health Treatment (Articles)

Building Body Acceptance (Body Dysmorphia) Self-Help Resources (health.wa.gov.au)

Microdosing LSD: Benefits, risks, and more (medicalnewstoday.com)

Psychedelics for the Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder | by Zahra Adloo | Medium

Prozac User Reviews for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – Drugs.com

BDD and Trauma Recovery (Books)

8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery

BDD Recovery Journal

Healing the Shame that Binds You

No Bad Parts (IFS Institute)

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma

BDD Podcasts and Videos

A Quest for Hope: Body Dysmorphic Disorder Compulsions – BDD Foundation

Beating BDD Podcast – BDD Foundation

BDD and Relationships – BDD Foundation

BDD in Young People – Georgia Krebs

Body Dysmorphic Disorder Recovery Documentary – Mark B. Constantian

Compassion-focused Therapy Approaches to Body Shame – BDD Foundation

Coping with BDD Lapses and Relapases – BDD Foundation

Coping with BDD When You Have Observable Flaws – BDD Foundation

How I Recovered from BDD – Eva Fisher, PhD

McLean Hospital – BDD & Muscle Dsymorphia

Medication for BDD – Steven Poskar, MD

Shedding Light on Shame and BDD – Georgia Krebs

Suicidality: Let’s Talk About It – McLean Hospital

The Neglected Trauma of Neglect: Trauma and BDD – BDD Foundation

Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder – Rogers Behavioral Health

Unfair to Compare (Social Comparison) – BDD Foundation

OCD Podcasts and Videos

Anxiety Society Podcast – OCD Institute Texas

Evidence-Based Mental Health Podcasts – New Harbinger Publishers

OCD and Anxiety Weekly Videos

OCD Hotline of New York and New Jersey

OCD SOS: Sharing Our Stories Podcast – OCD Jacksonville (Florida)

Worrying is Optional – Ben Eckstein (Evidence-Based Podcast)

OCD-related Mental Health Gifts

OCD and Anxiety Disorder Themed Gifts by The Ocdopus (Etsy)

The resources provided on the Fear to Courage website are for reference only. Eva Fisher PhD has made every effort to confirm the reliability and accuracy of the resources provided. She is not liable for any errors or omissions in the resources or for any use you or others may make of the resources.