You dont have body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) for feeling fat and ugly when you are fat and ugly So I mentioned before I work in disability services, but I’m starting my master’s in social work and the focus of my work is in the way various disorders work and manifest through the body. Think eating disorders, self-injury, trichotillomania, obsessive body modification, and the favorite of all self diagnosers, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). BDD is basically an obsession over flaws in appearance.  Some of the clients I have seen include: You know who doesn’t show up at my work? FATS. You know why? Because they don’t fucking have BDD! BDD isn’t feeling bad about your body because you’re a fucking whale, you should feel bad about that. It is not a result of /oppression/ or /the patriarchy/, and it is (at least in the people I see at our clinic) disabling. If you feel ugly because you can’t wipe your ass or fit in the shower, that’s not BDD, that’s your body screaming at you to get a grip and lose weight. But for some reason everyone who feels even a little bad about their body is screaming “Buh buh buh I have BDD! It’s a condishun, stop policing my recovery where I post 10+ selfies a day and talk about how sad I am!” You don’t have BDD. You’re fat and ugly, and you should feel fat and ugly.