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dysmorphia

to view oneself negatively over perceived defects in ones appearance that are not there or to exaggerate a small imperfection out of proportion effecting how you view yourself and how you think others view you.
her dysmorphia meant when she looked in the mirror she did not see herself as she was all she saw was fat.
dysmorphia by wellitsobvious April 10, 2015

body dysmorphic disorder 

A psychiatric condition in which the affected person suffers from a flawed perception that views some part of the body or physical feature to be defective or unsightly although an objective observer would not share said opinion. While some people assume that female breasts are disproportionately the feature in question, in fact persons with body dysmorphic disorder tend to report dissatisfaction with facial features most frequently.

Body dysmorphic disorder is categorized as one of the Somatoform Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association.
Madeline suffered from body dysmorphic disorder: she thought her cute Gallic nose was an unsightly and grotesquely large beak.

art dysmorphia

when u make focus on creating an art piece for so long that u can’t even tell what looks good and what looks bad anymore
“WHY CANT I DRAW THE EYES PERFECTLY EVEN???”

“what do u mean? the eyes look fine. Take a break, you’re having hardcore art dysmorphia”
art dysmorphia by bahka78 October 12, 2021

Body dysmorphic disorder 

Mental disorder that makes you unable to look in a mirror without thinking how worthless and ugly you are. At one point you probably won't leave the house in order to avoid all the beautiful people and possible reflections of your imperfections
Ana started ditching class because her body dysmorphic disordergot so bad

academic dysmorphia 

a disorder found mainly in freshmen.

Symptoms include: thinking lowly of a 3.8 GPA, have little or no social life, living at the library, and being addicted to barnes and noble.
That girl just cried tears of sorrow when she found out her rank was 16/832... she's definitely an academic dysmorphiac!

Social Media Distraction/Dysmorphic Disorder 

A disorder based on an individual's obsession with social media including (but not limited to), compulsive reviewing of apps, "cyberstalking," comparing, fantasizing, and its effect on one's mood.
He has OCD and Social Media Distraction/Dysmorphic Disorder, and he needs help.
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