Body Dysmorphia In Black Women

Episode 6 of the The Things We Don’t Want To Talk About podcast, hosted by N’Kengé Robertson, titled "Body Dysmorphia In Black Women" was published on January 21, 2022 and runs 23 minutes.

January 21, 2022 ·23m · The Things We Don’t Want To Talk About

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Send a text Body dysmorphia is a mental illness involving obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance. The flaw may be minor or imagined. But one may spend hours a day trying to fix it. The person may try many cosmetic procedures or other excessive measures to create this “image” How do we see this today? The obsession of perfection we have with wanting to be perfect images all the time with is not realistic and leads to a false sense of self. Let’s talk about it! Connect with me ...

Episode Description

Body dysmorphia is a mental illness involving obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance.

The flaw may be minor or imagined. But one may spend hours a day trying to fix it. The person may try many cosmetic procedures or other excessive measures to create this “image”

How do we see this today?

The obsession of perfection we have with wanting to be perfect images all the time with is not realistic and leads to a false sense of self.

Let’s talk about it!

Connect with me on Instagram @theeducatornkenge to join the conversation!

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