Body Dysmorphia Test

BDD isn't vanity or insecurity. It's a clinical condition where the brain gets stuck on a perceived flaw, one that others often can't even see, and keeps pulling you back to check, compare, and hide. This test helps you recognize those patterns.

What BDD Actually Feels Like

Body dysmorphic disorder is a preoccupation with one or more perceived flaws in your physical appearance, flaws that feel obvious and glaring to you, but that other people say they can't see, or barely notice. The preoccupation isn't passing self-consciousness. It occupies hours of your day.

People with BDD know, intellectually, that their concern might be excessive. But that knowledge doesn't make the compulsive mirror-checking, skin-picking, comparing, camouflaging, and avoidance stop. The drive to check and fix is neurologically similar to OCD, which is why BDD now sits in the OCD-related disorders section of DSM-5-TR.

"BDD causes severe impairment and is associated with high rates of suicidal ideation, often because people feel unable to seek help due to shame, or because their concerns are dismissed as 'just' being insecure."

– Phillips, Oxford Handbook of Anxiety Disorders

If you're looking this up, you deserve to take it seriously. BDD is not about being vain. It is a real, treatable condition.

BDD Symptom Screener (BDDQ Aligned)

Answer based on how you have felt in the past month. This screener is aligned with the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire (BDDQ) developed by Phillips and colleagues

Endorsed symptoms:

What BDD Focuses On

BDD can attach to almost any body area. Most people with BDD are preoccupied with multiple areas simultaneously. The most common concerns are:

Based on epidemiological studies of BDD presentations.

BDD vs Normal Appearance Concerns vs Eating Disorders

DSM-5-TR BDD Diagnostic Criteria

What Actually Works for BDD

The research is clear: cosmetic surgery does not treat BDD, it typically makes it worse. The conditions that help are psychological and pharmacological:

Track BDD Severity Through Treatment

HiBoop helps clinicians monitor BDD symptom trajectories alongside OCD-spectrum measures, supporting measurement-based care for complex, often undertreated presentations.