” Body dysmorphic disorder is characterized by concern for at least 1 or more perceived defects in physical appearance that are not noticeable or appear mild to other people. Concern for appearance must cause considerable suffering or ailment social, work, school or other areas of operation. And at some point during the course of the disease, patients must repeatedly and excessively perform at least 1 or more repetitive behaviors (e.g., checking themselves in front of the mirror, comparing their appearance with that of others) in response to problems with appearance”set the medical book Merck Manual of Diagnostics and Therapy.
Just France TV Slash, the digital platform of France Télévisions, has just published a first reportage of its new series “Ça Rec”. And the inaugural episode revolves around what is commonly referred to as “Snap dysmorphophobia”. Or fear, or even irrational hatred for one’s own image fed by the photo editing filters of social networks or for being popular there. And why not the willingness to want to remedy it with injections or scalpels.
Snap dysmorphophobia or when filter abuse harms mental health
Released for free on YouTube July 18, 2022the documentary embodied by the journalist Camélia Kheiredine questions itself in particular Reality TV candidate Victoria Mehault (revealed in The Marseillais in the Caribbean)the young influencer Clément aka @itsoneboy on Instagram and TikTok, a young average student named Maria, plastic surgeon and doctor Doctor Adel Louafi.
Enlightening, without judgment and accessible, this report therefore allows us to decipher a phenomenon of society, but also of health, which particularly affects young people.. While the psychological distress favored by the excess of digital photo editing is proving to be increasingly better documented, it appears all the more important to underline with nuance, competence and sensitivity the link between mental health and the use of aesthetic medicine.
Front page photo credit: YouTube screenshot of “We Followed These People Who Want to Look Like Filters (Bodysmorphophobia Snap) – It Rec # 1”
Source: Madmoizelle
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