Body Dysmorphic Disorder Quotes

I always think I look like the Elephant Man - I can't get used to my own image.

I think we have become obsessed with beauty and personally I'm really saddened by the way women mutilate their faces today in search of that.

I've had so much plastic surgery, when I die they will donate my body to Tupperware.

I find it interesting that 16-year-olds are having plastic surgery. People in their 40s used to think, 'I'm aging, I have to do something about it.' Now children are deciding they don't like the way they look.

I don't like my physique at all.

I look like a gorilla, just the way I'm built.

I wouldn't consider cosmetic surgery.

I was always a very self-conscious person and was picked on for my body type. I used to feel low and sad all the time, but didn't know I was suffering from depression and Body Dysmorphic Disorder till I got help.

For years, I hated myself. I covered the mirrors in my house. I literally couldn't have a mirror in my room.

I know you're supposed to love yourself, but I really hate the way I look. When I look in the mirror I'm so disgusted by the chocolate blancmange abomination staring back at me, I actually apologise to my wife for my physical appearance. I've got no backside, an overhanging belly and I'm so disproportionate.

I can't bear looking in the mirror - I guess that's why my hair looks like this.

I like my old nose. If I could get it out the cupboard and put it on, then I would.

Our society's strong emphasis on dieting and self-image can sometimes lead to eating disorders. We know that more than 5 million Americans suffer from eating disorders, most of them young women.

I don't have the best chin in the world.

I hate myself and my face in particular.

I had my nose done when I was 16 years old, and I'll be honest: it did change my life.

I wanted to get some nose job, because I don't like how my nose tip looks. My hand is also not as pretty, especially my thumb nails. Many people told me that I have ugly hands.

I literally used to stare at my face in the mirror with hate and anger. I'd focus on those gigantic zits and just wail about what a monster I was, how I would never have a career because of my gross skin. I couldn't pass a mirror with out thinking about how hideous my skin was and how I wished I was someone else, someone with perfect skin.

When I was younger, I used to look at movie stars with pencil-thin noses and think about a nose job. I've got a grown-up baby nose; it's not chiseled and structured. Then I saw how beautiful Audrey Tatou was in 'Amelie' and thought, 'She's got a nose like mine, and if she can have a baby nose, so can I.'

I think people have surgery for psychological reasons more than because of their looks.

I don't like my bum, as it's too big. Or my nose because it's too small. It's like a child's nose.

I don't like my physique. Who does?

Of all the mental illnesses, anorexia has the highest morbidity rate. It's serious.

I'm addicted to cosmetic surgery!

Growing up I felt like my nose was big. I was always like, 'I'm going to get a nose job one day'. I'm glad I didn't.