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Camoufl aging with makeup and with clothing is also common.

and they hope this will be one of those times. One man told me, “I check in concentrate. It’s hard to focus on a conversation, or instructions your boss is giving you, if your attention is on the other person’s physical attributes.

Why would someone who usually feels more anxious aft er mirror checking, or performing other compulsive BDD behaviors, keep doing it? Th e usual explanation is that they sometimes feel less anxious aft er doing the behavior, and they hope this will be one of those times.

Many feel guilty because they’re so preoccupied with somethingt hey feel is so trivial.

Spending “I can’t get it out of my mind. It’s like a monkey on my back. I even obsess inand robs time from enjoyable or important activities.

“I can’t get it out of my mind. It’s like a monkey on my back. I even obsess in my sleep.

Most people with BDD have social anxiety that results from their BDD.