Hi Dr. Laura!
You had a female caller during the first hour of your show last Friday, that sounded very much like myself ten years ago. I just had to pull my car over to listen to the rest of the call.
I too used to suffer from Body Dysmorphic Disorder and also endured over 25 years of 'Talk Therapy' to no avail. I was so acne-phobic that I could barely leave my house! I also used terms like your caller; such as "having a bad face day". It got to the point where my friends and family stopped inviting me places, because I'd seldom show up. I finally tried Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and more importantly, Exposure Therapy. Within two short years, I was practically cured!
I am no longer trapped within my own anxieties. I now can make plans, go on trips, and *gulp* leave my house WITHOUT MAKEUP ON! A feat I would've laughed at a decade ago. There are so many people out there too ashamed and embarrassed to find appropriate help for this very isolating disorder.
As always, than you for being my voice of reason and surrogate mom!
~Amy
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