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Everyone is insecure sometimes, but sometimes a negative self-image can completely determine your life. Simone ten Caat (32) has struggled for years with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). A disorder in which there is a disturbed body experience. The negative thoughts about her appearance were almost impossible to stop: “I didn’t want to die, but I couldn’t live like this any longer.”