My dietitian is a sweetheart in that she attempts to give me information as scientifically as possible (upon my request), so that I can trust it. She pointed me towards clinical studies showing the vast differences in brain functioning in subjects with body dysmorphia disorder. One study showed a neural pathway that suggested that when subjects with BDD looked in the mirror, parts of the brain associated with anxiety and emotional response became overactive, essentially hijacking the visual stimuli before it could be properly processed. They literally were seeing something different due to the way their brain was attempting to interpret the visual cues.
Even after going over this information and accepting that it makes sense, I still struggle to understand how it could possibly apply to me. Why should my brain function any differently?
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http://misspixnmix.tumblr.com/post/5242657109/i-do-not-have-an-eating-disorder-page-013-i
“the vast differences in brain functioning in subjects with ___________________” —> sobre esa línea también pueden ir mi TOC -que al final de cuentas es un trastorno de ansiedad-, y su compañera de algunas juergas: la depresión mayor.
Como ahora ando de nuevo en psicoterapia (paralela a la fluoxetina)… en fin, que sus palabras me tocan mucho.
