Why the mirror lies
Monday, February 1, 2010 - 21:56
in Psychology & Sociology
Everyone checks themselves in the mirror now and then, but that experience can be horrifying for individuals suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD, a psychiatric condition that causes them to believe, wrongly, that they appear disfigured and ugly. These people tend to fixate on minute details -- every tiny blemish looms huge -- rather than viewing their face as a whole.