how to fight muscle dismorphia

[Beachbum1546]

i'm 5'8 205 and i still feel small. i want to be around 240 or so.
you being 215, unless you ar 5'6" you can put on more size without look rediculiusly freaky. badass if you did get bigger IMO

 

[WalkingBeast]

The only way to fight dismorphia is to not look at yourself in the mirror 24/7. Another way is to talk lots of pictures. Pictures will allow you to see your progress, and to give yourself a view of yourself that others have. Taking pictures with other people makes you feel alot better, because then you will realize how huge you really are. I personally cannot stop looking in the mirror, so i am going to try to take more pictures.

I definately have this illness. Even in pictures I cant see much difference. I can only really tell with measurements. So I chart them once a year with pictures. I cant ever see myself being satisfied. I remember when I thought 16" arms would be massive and respectable enough to where no one could make me look small, then when I got there it was shit. Then I thought 18" would be much better. Got there and still feel small as fuck. Now I tell myself 19-20" will be respectable, but when I get there it wont be shit, Im sure.

 

[jatca69]

GEORGE!!!! Quick, kill this thread...it could destroy everything. OK,ok me too. I've got it but I think it can be a good thing as long as it's kept in check. As long as you have a balance in life and your taking care of your responsabilities...then a little dismorphia can be good as a motivator. The best never think they are "good enough". Balance is the key...now grasshoper, grab this pebble from my hand.

 

[glennds]

boy i am glad i am not the only one who goes thru this. last week i finish my cycle and had a modest gain of 8 lbs. i felt great and bigger than usual. sure enough i got sick with the stomach flu four days later and lost all the 8 lbs. i know it is water weight but i am slow to gain weight and i feel all skinny at 182 lbs. my clothes are fitting looser too. i am sure i will gain the weight back in a few days.

 

[Sebby]

Thats it man, you hocked bro!

 

[muscleup]

i'M 5'11 AROUND 225-230 and I feel like a stick...

 

[liquidmuscle]

if we ddint suffer from muscle dysmophia then we wouldnt be on this board

 

[trenfan2]

I agree with LiquidM, we are all sufferer's of the same trap. For me it's weird. I know that to be happy I need to somehow be satisfied with my progress eventually. I'm 6' up to 230/12%bf and I still dont even like to wear short sleeves cause I'm not happy with my arms. I know I won't be able to go much over 250 or 260 with out having to hear too much crap from friends and family. So for now that will be my goal along with dropping bf down to 8-10%.

 

[lartinos]

I'm 6'1 and 200 hundred and have gained 65 pounds since I was 18. And the views we have on this board are pretty dman warped. Sure I'd like to look like Galaxy, but i don't wanna get any bigger than I can't hold naturally unless I decide to make money out of this. C3 is right, today when you are out in the general public (not the gym) look around and see how you dwarf almost all other people. It doesn't end though, atleast for me because I wanna see how much my frame will be able to hold/keep.

 

[BigAndy69]

A lot of it has to do with clothing, beleive it or not.

Most of the shirts on the market are designed to make a man look thiner on top and some shirts just don't fit right on bodybuilders.

Also, some mirrors make you look smaller.

Some clothing lines look good and can accentuate your physique. Signum from Germany is my favorite, a little pricey, $100-185 per shirt but well worth every penny.

Pictures are a great way to keep track of progress.