Is it acceptable to diagnose a person with down syndrome with bdd?

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As the title suggests, I seeked help. Now things have improved a bit, but when I started the therapy, I was in high school, and I was depressed because of how my looks prevented me from '' living to the fullest '' like my schoolmates did.
And my psychologist diagnosed me with BDD, insinuating that it's just my own perception and that I do not have an actual aesthetic flaw, when it's blatantly obvious that I do.

Also, just because I don't have all the common traits of a person with Down Syndrome ( which is why Mosaic Down Syndrome differs from Down Syndrome ), she just won't give up and admit that I have a condition.

I blatantly look like a person with Down Syndrome, except my face is SLIGHTLY less flat and more angular, which makes me look less different and more '' acceptable '', but it's still obvious that I have Down Syndrome, yet my psychologist keeps saying that it's my own perception, which I think is just brutal. That's like telling a disabled person to get up and walk and calling them lazy if they don't succeed.( Before someone gets offended: it's an analogy, don't start comparing the two conditions and arguing over which one is worse )

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  • [Old Memory]
    5 years ago

    It can be a disorder if you are fixated on it. Sounds like you were bullied into having a negative view of yourself. It would be a lie to say people with chromosome disorders don't have different physical features, but it's also unhealthy to have a negative perception of yourself. Different doesn't have to be negative. My ex has Williams Syndrome and is attractive. Fuck what people think.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      5 years ago

      Uhm really? Different doesn't have to be negative? Let me see... Down Syndrome often leads to heart issues, vision problems, hearing loss, infections, hypotonia, problems with the upper part of the spine, life expectancy among people with Down Syndrome is 50... the world is not the perfect place that ( stupid ) cliches like '' different doesn't have to be negative '' make it sound like. I'm a happy person now but just lol if you seriously think that people with Down Syndrome aren't less accepted in social situations and that they aren't considered ugly by everyone. You might as well claim that the sky is orange at this point.

      This is basically the same bullshit that my psychologist keeps saying, it's supposed to make me feel better but she doesn't realise that thinking I'm the problem doesn't do me any good. It's the other way round.

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      • [Old Memory]
        5 years ago

        I just try to have a positive outlook in a way. I understand health issues suck. I have autism and many other health problems. Most my friends have disabilities. It's more I think people who reject people with disabilities are shallow and wouldn't have made good friends anyways.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          5 years ago

          I think people have the right to be friends with who they like and want without being labelled as shallow. As long as they aren't dickheads and they are respectful to peoople with disabilities, everything's ok, you can't force them to make friends with anyone. I appreciate your outlook, but it's actually unrealistic, not positive.

          Sorry about your problems, but if it helps, they are probably way less serious than mine.

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  • Zandonus
    5 years ago

    Acceptance of self is what prevents us from having too much cognitive dissonance internally. It lets stay level-headed, making decisions where we are competent, passing the decision onto others if we aren't. Finding that sweet spot, not talking out of our asses, and realizing our own strengths is what makes us responsible adults. Ignoring an issue of looks is blatant lying, I don't know how the psychologist just does that with no clear benefit to you. Everyone has some degree of not being satisfied with their body, it's what keeps us away from narcissism, so I don't get it.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      5 years ago

      False: even if you thought you were the most attractive individual on this planet, you could still be objectively right. That wouldn't be narcissism, if it's true you aren't a narcissist just because you acknowledge it. Just saying.

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