Where is the line between self-dissatisfaction and frustration? Psychologist of the youth center Anastasia Zubko explained how to distinguish between ordinary dissatisfaction with the appearance and a serious psychological disorder. According to her, dysmorphophobia largely characterizes adolescence and is the norm during this period. "We enter puberty, we develop dysmorphophobia: my arms are too long, my legs are too long, I'm not like that at all. Girls begin to acquire more feminine body features, and boys begin to grow shoulders. And it's normal if suddenly you don't like something at this moment," Zubko said. She noted that the limit begins where a person is willing to resort to extreme forms of self-change or invest millions in doing so. However, according to Zubko, defining the normal line is difficult because of social approval: some changes, such as lip augmentation or wearing a corset, are accepted in society calmly, others are not. Moreover, these boundaries differ according to culture and ethnic group, so it is easy to slip into subjectivity. Listen to the broadcast of "Radio Crimea".

Where is the line between self-dissatisfaction and frustration? Psychologist of the youth center Anastasia Zubko explained how to distinguish between ordinary dissatisfaction with the appearance and a serious psychological disorder. According to her, dysmorphophobia largely characterizes adolescence and is the norm during this period. "We enter puberty, we develop dysmorphophobia: my arms are too long, my legs are too long, I'm not like that at all. Girls begin to acquire more feminine body features, and boys begin to grow shoulders. And it's normal if suddenly you don't like something at this moment," Zubko said. She noted that the limit begins where a person is willing to resort to extreme forms of self-change or invest millions in doing so. However, according to Zubko, defining the normal line is difficult because of social approval: some changes, such as lip augmentation or wearing a corset, are accepted in society calmly, others are not. Moreover, these boundaries differ according to culture and ethnic group, so it is easy to slip into subjectivity. Listen to the broadcast of "Radio Crimea".