This website from body dysmorphia researcher Katharine Phillips talks about how fixation on perceived flaws can lead to significant emotional distress. 

Oh, Instagram, we love/hate you. The app that makes us feel put down is hard to put down. Filters, carefully curated shots with THE perfect angles and lighting make our friends and influencers look superhuman-All while leaving most of us feeling less than human. 

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• National Eating Disorder Association

• NIMH National Institute of Mental Health Article on Eating Disorders

• NAMI National Alliance of Mental Illness Article on Eating Disorders

• Social media use and body image

• Life Without ED by Jenni Shaefer

• Good-Bye ED, Hello Me by Jenni Shaefer

• Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher

• The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder by Katharine A. Phillips, MD