Isnt it possible that when someone looks into a mirror and the see something bad about them but its really only in their head and not 'real'? If yes, what do you call that?
2007-02-12 18:43:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Ex: Like say someone looks into the mirror and sees themself as fat or whatever when their not as bad as they think they see.
2007-02-12 18:48:40 · update #1
body dysmorphic d/o
http://www.ncpamd.com/body_dysmorphic_disorder.htm
2007-02-12 18:51:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is possible, i do not know what it is called, but I do know that a test has been done on woman of various ages that percieved themselves to be fat. The test consisted of standing in front of a large mirror, and drawing their own outline onto the mirror. Girls/women with a tendency towards eating disorders drew themselves a lot larger then they actually appeared in the mirror.
You always see yourself in a different perspective then other people do, and you can see something "bad" about yourself while other people actually like that aspect of you. To give you an example, a good friend of mine has a crooked smile he really hates, but everyone else finds it very attractive.
2007-02-13 04:15:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say you should actually see a therapist, before it gets out of hand!
2007-02-13 04:31:23 · answer #3 · answered by Amy ;) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is usually a symptom of drug or marijuana use. The barrier between the dream state and conscious state has become porous.
2007-02-13 02:49:09 · answer #4 · answered by taxigringo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm thinking you mean schizophrenia. That's generally speaking when you see/experience hallucinations.
2007-02-13 02:47:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes I would call that been paranoid
2007-02-13 02:46:36 · answer #6 · answered by bar 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
delusional
2007-02-13 02:55:14 · answer #7 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋