EYEBROWS : Part 2
Story by VIKRAM KARVE
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Continued from EYEBROWS Part 1 URL: http://karvediat.blogspot.com/2021/07/eyebrows-part-1.html
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EYEBROWS
PART 2
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) aka
Dysmorphophobia
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EYEBROW DYSMORPHIC DISORDER (EDD)
After the party was over – we – “Doc”
and Me – we decided to walk on the jetty – and “after dinner” walk to digest
the heavy party dinner.
“Doc” said to me:
“You are crazy bugger – your boss has
just reported to the ship – and you start brazenly flirting with his wife in
her “welcome party”…”
“I told you – I was just admiring her
beauty – her lovely eyes – but it was she who “accused” me of staring at her “eyebrows”
– I think she was “flirting” with me – remember – even after you pulled me away
– and I avoided her – she came again to talk to me – she is openly flirting
with me – I think she wants to have an affair with me…” I said.
“Stop fantasizing…” “Doc” said to me,
“she isn’t flirting with you – she is worried about her “eyebrows” – I think
she has BDD…”
“BDD…?” I asked, clueless.
“BDD is the short form for Body
Dysmorphic Disorder – also called Dysmorphophobia…” “Doc” said.
“What the hell is that…? Sounds like
gobbledegook to me…” I said to “Doc”.
“Body Dysmorphic Disorder or BDD is a
mental disorder where you get obsessed with a perceived flaw or blemish in some
part of your body – which you feel affects your appearance or makes you look
ugly. In most cases the imperfection is either imagined or it is so minor that
it may not be noticed by others – but you feel that this “defect” makes you
look unattractive – and you are obsessed with “correcting” the imaginary flaw. Like
your Boss’s Wife thinks that there is something wrong her eyebrows and she is desperate
to “correct” the perceived flaw in her eyebrows – even extreme measures like
surgery…” said “Doc”.
“But there is nothing wrong with her
eyebrows – I told her that…” I said.
“She won’t believe you – if she has
BDD – she will be convinced that there is something wrong with her eyebrows –
however much you try to reassure her that her eyebrows look normal...” “Doc”
said, “did you see that way she was looking into the mirror – she was probably
so preoccupied inspecting her eyebrows that she didn’t even notice you ogling brazenly
at her body…”
“Yes…” I said, “even later – when she
came to say “goodbye” to me – she was asking you about eyebrow correction
surgery…”
“She won’t rest till something is done
to her eyebrows…” “Doc” said.
“So – what do we do…?” I asked “Doc”.
“Well – I’ll talk to my classmate –
who is a cosmetic surgeon – he will he happy to have a new patient…” “Doc”
said.
“And my Boss’s Wife will be happy…” I
said to “Doc”.
“I hope so…” “Doc” said, “hopefully
she will be satisfied with the results – or she may still feel that her
eyebrows are not okay and keep seeking other corrective treatments for her
eyebrows – or worse – she may start finding new flaws on other parts of her
body in case her dysmorphic tendencies are severe. Then she may require psychological
counselling – or even psychiatric treatment – after all – BDD is a mental
health disorder…”
“How do you know all this…?” I asked “Doc”.
“Because I am a psychiatrist…?” “Doc”
said.
“What…?” I said surprised, “I didn’t
know you were a bloody “shrink”…!!!”
“I don’t publicise it…” “Doc” said, “in
the Military – people are shit scared of psychiatrists – so – everyone keeps
away from us – just see the way you reacted the moment you came to know that I
am a psychiatrist…!!!”
“But how did you land up her on the
ship…?” I asked “Doc”.
“Just when I completed my
specialisation – the buggers realised that I hadn’t done any “sea time” since I
joined – so they posted me on this ship as medical officer. I hope to be out in
3 months the moment I get one ICR – then I’ll be posted to a hospital as psychiatric
specialist…” “Doc” said, “please keep it to yourself…”
“Of course…” I said to “Doc”.
And then – we started walking back towards our ship’s gangway.
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To Be Continued…
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