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Nov 23, 2020 · Bigorexia, or muscle dysmorphia, is a body dysmorphic disorder that makes you obsessed with building muscle and looking muscular. Learn about the signs, risk factors, and how to get help for this condition that can affect your mental and physical health.
Muscle dysmorphia, also known as bigorexia, is a mental disorder that causes delusional or exaggerated belief that one's body is too small or insufficiently muscular. It affects mostly men, especially those involved in sports, and is associated with various risk factors such as trauma, media exposure, and sexual orientation.
Mar 5, 2022 · Psychiatrists sometimes refer to a preoccupation, mostly among young men, of not feeling muscular enough and a strict adherence to eating foods that lower weight and build muscle as ‘bigorexia.’
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Nov 21, 2020 · Bigorexia, also known as muscle dysmorphia or reverse anorexia, is a preoccupation with muscle development that affects hundreds of thousands of men. Learn about the symptoms, causes, and treatment options for this disorder that involves strict diets, steroid use, and low self-esteem.
Nov 7, 2022 · What is bigorexia? As the name "bigorexia" indicates, muscular body dysmorphic disorder causes those impacted to fixate on muscularity — and to consistently view their bodies as not strong enough.
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Jan 12, 2024 · Muscle dysmorphia (MD) is a mental health condition in which a person believes that their muscles are not large or developed enough. Learn about the symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of MD, and how it differs from bigorexia.
May 8, 2023 · Muscle dysmorphia, also known as bigorexia or reverse anorexia, is a psychological condition that causes people to see their muscles as too small and thin. Learn about the symptoms, causes, statistics and treatment options for this disorder that affects mainly men.
