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Pregnancy Triggered My Body Dysmorphia

Pregnancy Triggered My Body Dysmorphia

Maybe the miracle of life is learning to confront your shadow.

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Aliza Kelly
Jul 25, 2023
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Content note: This essay discusses eating disorders, parental illness, and self-harm.

I wasn’t prepared for pregnancy. Not psychologically, anyway. Sure, I knew my boobs would change. And my skin would become more sensitive. And I’d eventually develop a baby bump. But I didn’t know I’d be sobbing at a maternity store, staving off a panic attack on the dr…

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