Name: Body Image Problems and Body Dysmorphic Disorder By Annemarie O'Connor
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Body Image Problems and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Summary

Body Image Problems and Body Dysmorphic Disorder: The Definitive Guide and Recovery Approach: 2019 by Annemarie O'Connor

It's time to re-acquaint yourself with all the many, wonderful, unique, and precious things about you. From the heart and soul of Chloe Catchpole, who battled body dysmorphia for years, and the expert insight of her psychiatrists, Lauren Callaghan and Annemarie O'Connor, comes the definitive recovery guide for anyone suffering from body image concerns. This unique self-help book contains advice and recovery tools from the separate perspectives of two leading psychologists and their patient to help you learn about body image issues and teach you effective strategies to challenge and overcome them.

About Annemarie O'Connor

Annemarie is a national specialist in treating people with body image concerns and BDD, and OCD. She is a regular speaker at international conferences for BDD, and her opinion is regularly sought for articles, radio pieces and TV programmes about body image issues. Annemarie has also worked with cosmetic surgeons to help them offer appropriate support to people with BDD. Lauren, born and educated in New Zealand, is a specialist leading Clinical Psychologist based in London (UK) and the clinic director of two successful private practices which specialise in treating obsessional problems, anxiety disorders and depression. Chloe has suffered from BDD since her mid-teens. Using the techniques in this book, she has learnt how to manage it and is following her dream of being a writer and film reviewer. Chloe is extremely passionate about raising awareness for body dysmorphic disorder, a little-known disorder which can be utterly debilitating.

Contents Introduction ..........................................................................1 Part I Chloe's story Chapter 1: A Death in the Family ....................................29 Chapter 2: Withdrawing From the World .......................48 Chapter 3: Bad Therapy ...................................................70 Chapter 4: Giving My Illness a Name ..............................89 Chapter 5: What BDD Was Like for Me ........................106 Chapter 6: Changing My Thinking .................................119 Chapter 7: Fighting Back Against BDD .........................133 Part II Pulling the trigger TM section 1: Your Recovery Starts Here ..........................153 section 2: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ..................166 section 3: My Body Image Concerns ...........................173 section 4: Stress, Fear, and Anxiety .............................182 section 5: Coping with Distressing Emotions .............189 section 6: It's All About How We See Things...............202 section 7: Capturing Unhelpful Thoughts and Identifying Thinking Patterns .....................211 section 8: Unhelpful Thinking Problems .....................219 section 9: Testing It All Out ...........................................240 section 10: More Strategies to Help ..............................256 section 11: Appearance Isn't Everything .......................267 section 12: Calm Body, Calm Mind ................................287 section 13: Mental Imagery ............................................292 BDD resized 2.indd 5 22/05/2019 11:57 section 14: Depression and Medication.......................304 section 15: Cosmetic Procedures .................................319 section 16: Keeping Well ................................................325 section 17: Life After BDD ..............................................333 section 18: A Mother's Perspective ...............................342 Conclusion .....................................................................354

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GOR010426086

ISBN 13

9781789560350

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1789560357

Title

Body Image Problems and Body Dysmorphic Disorder: The Definitive Guide and Recovery Approach: 2019 by Annemarie O'Connor

Author

Annemarie O'Connor

Condition

Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Welbeck Publishing Group

Year published

20191017

Number of pages

284

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Body Image Problems and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Annemarie O'Connor

Body Image Problems and Body Dysmorphic Disorder by Annemarie O'Connor

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Body Image Problems and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Summary

Body Image Problems and Body Dysmorphic Disorder: The Definitive Guide and Recovery Approach: 2019 by Annemarie O'Connor

About Annemarie O'Connor

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