A condition where someone becomes hyper-focused on minor flaws or negative aspects of their romantic relationship, causing them to lose sight of the overall beauty, strength, and positivity of the connection. This distorted perspective often leads to unnecessary dissatisfaction, conflict, or even a breakup. The most effective remedy is cultivating gratitude and consciously appreciating the positive elements of the partnership.
"They were genuinely happy together, but relationship dysmorphia set in, and suddenly all they saw were problems rather than the deep love they shared."
by drstarheartsong October 5, 2025
Get the Relationship Dysmorphia mug.A political-era condition where government agencies and institutions warp medical or biological reality to satisfy an ideological agenda around gender — even when that distortion damages data, healthcare, or public safety. Coined during the Trump administration backlash over sex, gender, and cancer registry policy. Not (yet) recognized by the DSM-5.
Not about personal identity. It’s about power rewriting reality.
It’s when politics beats pathology and narrative beats anatomy.
Common Traits:
Biology only when it’s politically convenient
Data deletion disguised as ‘simplicity’
Medical policy driven by culture war optics
Scientists forced to choose between accuracy and compliance
Related Terms:
Institutional Ideology Brain
Administrative Reality Disorder
Narrative Capture
Policy-Based Delusion
Opposite Of:
Evidence-based medicine.
Not about personal identity. It’s about power rewriting reality.
It’s when politics beats pathology and narrative beats anatomy.
Common Traits:
Biology only when it’s politically convenient
Data deletion disguised as ‘simplicity’
Medical policy driven by culture war optics
Scientists forced to choose between accuracy and compliance
Related Terms:
Institutional Ideology Brain
Administrative Reality Disorder
Narrative Capture
Policy-Based Delusion
Opposite Of:
Evidence-based medicine.
Example 1:
“The CDC under Trump wiped out gender-diverse cancer data and called it ‘clarity.’ That’s textbook Psychological Gender Dysmorphia.”
Example 2:
“When an administration decides which patients are allowed to exist statistically, you’re not seeing science — you’re seeing Psychological Gender Dysmorphia.”
Example 3:
“This war on ‘woke data’ didn’t make cancer more treatable. It just made some patients invisible. Psychological Gender Dysmorphia in action.”
“The CDC under Trump wiped out gender-diverse cancer data and called it ‘clarity.’ That’s textbook Psychological Gender Dysmorphia.”
Example 2:
“When an administration decides which patients are allowed to exist statistically, you’re not seeing science — you’re seeing Psychological Gender Dysmorphia.”
Example 3:
“This war on ‘woke data’ didn’t make cancer more treatable. It just made some patients invisible. Psychological Gender Dysmorphia in action.”
by ZanshAgain December 9, 2025
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Get the Field Dysmorphia mug.A sibling of the term “body dysmorphia,” money dysmorphia refers to people who have a distorted view of their own financial well-being and security. It can lead to overspending to compensate for missing out, obsessively checking the balance in their bank accounts, or hoarding wealth and not doing anything with it.
multiple friends are in Thailand and Southeast Asia for spring break according to instagram and it triggered my money dysmorphia. Meanwhile I can barely afford a Pad Thai
by Sickomonster April 16, 2025
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Addicted to having eyebrow perfect at all times.
Addicted to having eyebrow perfect at all times.
by Realtslk April 12, 2024
Get the Eyebrow dysmorphia mug.i.e - you believe and infinity coupe is a Nissan skyline and switch badges to further aid in your belief that car is something that it is not thereby one experiences car dysmorphia
by Charaletta April 18, 2024
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