How I Finally Overcame Body Dysmorphia
Hi there!
If you’re here it’s probably because you suffer with body dysmorphia, or bad body image, which is one of the most FRUSTRATING challenges out there!
I spent literally years trying to find the answer to overcoming it and about one year ago, I finally cracked it!
I have created this simple guide to walk you through the basic steps of how I overcame body dysmorphia (and haven’t had a bad body image day in more than 12 months!). Watch the video if you’re more of a YouTube fan or read through the blog post to discover everything that I learned!
Want to finally overcome your body dysmorphia?
I know first-hand just how frustrating this condition can be, which is why I want to help as many other women as possible to overcome it!
If you’re ready to take action and overcome it for good, why not book a FREE call where we can create a personal roadmap to success together?
For years, I thought my “bad body image days” meant there was something wrong with my body. But here’s the truth I wish someone had told me sooner: your bad body image isn’t about your body at all.
It’s about your brain.
The Science-y Bit (That Blew My Mind)
If you’ve always been a perfectionist, a high-achiever, or a little competitive (hi, me 🙋♀️), your brain is primed to pick yourself apart. It feels uncomfortable when it can’t find flaws, because our brains love familiarity.
So what happens? Your brain literally distorts how you see yourself to keep pulling you back into familiar thought patterns. That “ugh, I look puffy today” feeling? It’s not reality. It’s your brain trying to feel safe and pull you back into familiar thought patterns.
The Shift: Getting Comfortable With the Uncomfortable
Here’s the hard part: overcoming body dysmorphia means proving to your brain that it’s safe not to pick yourself apart. It’s safe not to be the ‘best’ (or most attractive), and it’s safe to move forward without needing to ‘fix’ yourself.
That means sitting with the discomfort and doing the opposite of what your brain is telling you.
For me, that looked like:
Resisting the urge to over-exercise when I felt gross.
Eating my meals and snacks even when my brain screamed at me to skip them.
Covering mirrors and ditching my front camera so I wasn’t giving my brain constant “evidence” to pick at.
It felt weird and uncomfortable at first. But slowly, my brain got used to this new reality. It started to feel normal not to criticise myself.
Quick Wins For You
If you’re struggling right now, here are a few things that helped me (and might help you too):
💡 Quick Win #1: Notice the thought (bad body image) → Label it as your brain’s “comfort zone,” not the truth.
💡 Quick Win #2: Ask yourself: “What would I do if I felt great about my body today?” Then go do that.
💡 Quick Win #3: Reduce your “picking apart” triggers, cover mirrors, delete camera shortcuts, unfollow accounts that feed comparison.
💡 Quick Win #4: Anchor your worth in something else. Instead of trying to be attractive, try to be kind, intelligent, charismatic, funny or even hard working- something that gives your brain a new comfort zone and takes the focus away from how you look.
The Bottom Line
Overcoming body dysmorphia wasn’t about fixing my body. It was about retraining my brain. The more I proved to myself that I was safe without criticism, the quieter the dysmorphia got.
And now? My “default setting” is so much kinder, calmer, and more freeing.
If you’re in the thick of it, please know this: it’s not about your body. And you don’t have to keep living in battle with yourself. Little by little, you can rewire your brain, and it will get easier.
I want to help you (for free!)
If you’re ready to finally let go of body dysmorphia, I would love to arrange a call where we can talk about your individual experience and create a roadmap for your recovery.
After healing myself, I made it my mission to help other women to the same :)
