Anonymous Form - The role which the built environment plays within Body Dysmorphic Disorder
As part of my Masters of Architecture thesis project with the University of Manchester I am looking into the role which the built environment plays within body dysmorphic disorder.

Therefore it would be of great value if those with lived experience of BDD would be able to complete this questionnaire to help further my studies and make this project as accurate and aligned with real experiences as possible. I hope this project will achieve wider recognition of the challenges which people living with BDD endure, and investigate the wider impact on the built environment.  

Any information collected within this questionnaire will be anonymous and remain within the realms of academia.

Many thanks for your time, its greatly appreciated!

If you wish to contact me directly my email is:   luke.thomas-4@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
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Q1: How would you describe your experience with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)? *
Q2: At what age did symptoms of BDD become apparent? *
Q3: Did the school environment ever play a role in the development of BDD in your opinion? *
If yes, How? i.e... bullying, social isolation…
Q4: During your experience with BDD have you ever become housebound? *
Q5: Did you develop coping mechanisms /habits during your experience with BDD? *
If yes, What were these coping mechanisms/habits and where did they take place?
Q6: During your experience with BDD what specific space would you spent most of your time in? i.e... bedroom, bathroom... *
Q7: Could you briefly describe this space? i.e... size, lighting, furniture...
Q8: What activities/habits, specific to BDD, did you undertake within this space? i.e... mirror checking, skin picking, obsessive make up, google searching, self-harming… *
Q9: Was personal privacy an important reason for spending time in this space? *
If yes, How did you ensure privacy? i.e... door locked, refused access…
Q10: Where did you sit within this space for large periods? i.e the... floor, bed, desk chair, toilet… *
Q11: Within this space did you control the lighting? i.e... curtains closed for darkness, avoidance of bright artificial lights… *
Q12: Did lighting play a big part in how you viewed yourself? i.e... a fluctuating opinion of yourself which altered with the lighting *
Q13: What was your relationship with reflections and mirrors during this time? i.e... obsessive, avoidant... *
Q14: During your experience with BDD what spaces did you find made you most anxious/ intimidated? i.e... school playgrounds, classrooms, shopping centres, open public spaces? *
Q15: Did you ever purposely avoid any of these spaces? *
Q16: What was the first step in your recovery from BDD? *
Q17: Did you ever receive treatment for BDD? *
If yes, What treatment(s)?
Q18.a: If you ever experienced CBT, was it as part of a group session or one to one?
Q18.b: What was the space like where you undertook CBT? i.e... a small therapist’s room, a larger meeting room…
Q18.c: Did you find CBT intimidating?
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If yes, What were your main concerns?
Q19.a: If you ever experienced exposure therapy, what was involved in it for you personally? i.e... wearing no makeup, going on busy public transport…
Q19.b: What was your biggest fear during exposure therapy?
Q20: Did the increasing presence of social media platforms (such as Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram) play a role in how you viewed yourself and the development of BDD? *
If yes, How? i.e... would you find yourself comparing your body to others
Q21: Do you frequently use camera filters on social media platforms such as snapchat, Facebook, Instagram? *
If yes, Do these in some way visually alter your appearance and how?
Q22: Do you feel these camera filters are harmful for people’s body image? *
Q23: Do you feel society could better prevent body image disorders? If yes how? i.e... showing a range of body types, educating people on body image disorders better, less emphasis on superficial beauty... *
Any other further comments/opinions/experiences relating to any of the questions above?
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