“Most people with OCD recognise their concerns are excessive, but in BDD, about half … have delusional convictions about their perceived ugliness: they completely believe it.”

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/29/why-would-you-find-me-attractive-the-body-disorder-that-needs-more-attention

“One of Charlotte’s last wishes, before she died, was to ‘make a noise’ so that others diagnosed with BDD do not suffer in the same way that unfortunately had.”

Source: https://worcesterobserver.co.uk/news/trusts-apology-as-coroner-rules-earls-croome-woman-died-of-overdose/

She battled so hard to be understood, fight her BDD and get the specialist care she desperately needed.

Source: https://worcesterobserver.co.uk/news/trusts-apology-as-coroner-rules-earls-croome-woman-died-of-overdose/