Note: Orignally written for Tiny Medicine. Click on the link below to watch the animated verison of this blog post.

Most of us are guilty of not being satisfied with the man in the mirror but when this dissatisfaction becomes an obsession it’s highly likely that you’re not just being vain but in reality suffering from body of dysmorphic disorder. Keep on watching to find out more about this interesting condition.

What exactly is body dysmorphic disorder?

Body dysmorphic disorder is a mental disorder where one is unhappy with their appearance resulting in an obsession with their flaws thereby hindering their ability to lead a normal life. This flaw could either be a figment of the victim’s imagination or when actually present is less significant than it is perceived by the victim. The obsession can be focused on any part of the body but is more commonly focused on the…

I could run, spend this life
Chasing the sins of my mother
Hearing her voice
Louder than my thoughts could drown
Any sanity my father’s presence paid me

Since I was born to her first
Took her life for mine first
My mother stays with me

And I’m running, being chased
By the discipline
My mother made me chant
To remember I wasn’t given just a name
I was cursed with perfection
And desires aren’t tolerated

Since I was born to her first
Took her image for mine first
My mother stays with me

My breath is being taken away
Each time I fail, I fall to my knees
I’m begging this woman
To cut me loose
Let me know myself outside her voice
I can’t hear destiny’s call over guilt
When I was born, did I know?

Since I was born to her first
Took her youth for mine

If, when I look back
Could I catch those tears?

I missed a step.
Turn, I overdid a step
If, maybe parallel
Could I take that step?

Lie, this is
I woke up
But yesterday, those tears
I’d held
Yet here, my eyes aren’t dry
I woke. Lies, everything
If, when I go to sleep
Could I not live there?

I missed a step.
Rage, I let go easily
Where is it buried?
If, maybe looked upon with favour
Let my eyes glow
Could I keep those tears?

Lie, this is
I went to sleep
But today, I’m changed
I’m brisk, my breath catches
I feel stiff
How long I’ve lived…
If, when I look back
Could I, could know those tears?

rain
grass grows
cheap date
wine
come together
making love
sleep