GF has body dysmorphia

>>18438746
You think you're alone?

I don't really know what to tell you, but I feel for you. I have some body dysmorphia, but I know what kind of position I'd put my boyfriend in if I ramble about my negative body image, so I don't. That's rough that she's putting you through that.

>>18438746
Anything you say isn't gonna help.
It's like when your mom says you're handsome.

In all honesty, she probably needs to see a shrink.

>>18438746
I struggled (struggle?) with disordered eating/over exercising and body dysmorphia. It only got better when I started therapy.

Talking to professionals (nutritionists, doctors) about the consequences of my habits also helped.

I hope it gets better, I wish you guys all the best. You're doing as much as you can right now.

>>18438746
I'll give you an example op. There's a poor man who hates his life, day in day out. He always thinks if he has a ton of money he will be happy. On day he wins the lottery. A few months go by and he's not happy. Why is that? It's his perspective, his everyday thoughts that drive him to feel a certain way. Your girlfriend when she was 50 lb heavy had constants thoughts that she wasn't good enough. But once she lost it she didn't change her perspective. She stayed in the same thought loop. She has to start thinking, "wow I look great" but she doesn't want to because she's addicted to those thought patterns. Sit down with her have an honest talk and ask why she doesn't think she's good enough. Tell her she lost the weight, she completed her goal. There's an underlying problem here. Also don't keep complimenting her. It's makes it that much easer for her to deny it in her head. "You look beautiful" (in her head) "no I don't I look fat" it's probably automatic for her at this point. Say something to her she wouldn't expect like, your fat. Then say "is that what you want to here" tell her to take a good look in the mirror. Why can't she love her self. Why does she feel the need to be so obsessive over this. Was she bullied at a younger age? You gotta ask these questions.