when a female crosses over?

[heavy_duty]

do women who are starting to look like men know they are? do they look in the mirror and think their big jaw and man face is sexy?

it really is amazing how people see themselves. I suppose just like some far arses dont realize they're fat or skinny people dont see that either.

any way my question is do you know any female BB who dont realize they look more man than WOman?

 

[acneman]

a bodybuilders mirror is the most distrusted item in the universe

almost no one who bodybuilds looks at the mirror and sees what is there
its a true illness for some
and just a problem for others

 

[Ulter]

^ he's right

It's called body dysmorphia. Harrison Pope from Havard has written extensively on it if you care to read it.

 

[solidspine]

I haven’t read Harrison Pope, but I swear the gear messes with their brains,

Chicks I know on gear are always looking at their biceps, back, legs, kind of

Idolizing every little new muscle they get,

In the meantime their faces start to look like Clint Eastwood.

 

[Ulter]

It's not limited to women. But it would seem they have the most severe cases of it.

 

[solidspine]

From the online dictionary :


Muscle dysmorphia is a disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with the idea that he or she is not muscular enough. Sometimes referred to as bigorexia or reverse anorexia nervosa, it is a very specific type of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).

Muscle dysmorphia can cause people to--

Check themselves constantly in a mirror
Become distressed if they miss a workout session
Take potentially dangerous drugs--anabolic steroids, example
Neglect jobs, relationships, or family because of excessive exercising
But to be diagnosed as muscle dismorphic the person must exhibit symptoms of the type and degree outlined in the DSM-IV-TR for body dysmorphic disorder, not merely appear overinterested in the physique or engage in behaviors other people would find unwise.

In his 2000 book The Adonis Complex, the Harvard psychiatrist Harrison Pope argues that muscle dysmorphia is fueled by the portrayal of overly fit characters of unattainable musculature in children's cartoons, such as G.I. Joe or Batman.

 

[justinjones1963]

damn...I bet some, if not most, of the people here have a few of those symptoms.

I'll be honest - I do.

I'm not over the edge though (doesn't denial confirm it though lol)

 

[juicer99]

I just ordered the "Adonis Complex". $1.24 on Amazon used if interested.

 

[chazk]

My ex once told me i was fucked in the head and rattled with all kinds of eating disorders. 6 meals a day she thought i was or had to be throwing some of it up. One time I wanted to taste sweets so bad and was on a strict diet so I would chew on snickers in my mouth and then spit it out into a bag each bite chew savor the flavor then spit it out then throw away the whole bag brush my teeth and down a protien drink . She said i was going to kill myself to me it seemed like the perfectly normal thing to do looking back on it it does seem kinda fucked up but I did not need the extra calories and had no more sugar free jello left to feed my sweet tooth.
Now protien drinks taste better then 10 yrs ago so they help curb the sweet tooth plus on saturday i now eat what ever i want as a cheat day.

I agree with above i bet most everyone at one time or another has done something similar

 

[ProtienFiend]

From the online dictionary :


Muscle dysmorphia is a disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with the idea that he or she is not muscular enough. Sometimes referred to as bigorexia or reverse anorexia nervosa, it is a very specific type of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).

Muscle dysmorphia can cause people to--

Check themselves constantly in a mirror
Become distressed if they miss a workout session
Take potentially dangerous drugs--anabolic steroids, example
Neglect jobs, relationships, or family because of excessive exercising
But to be diagnosed as muscle dismorphic the person must exhibit symptoms of the type and degree outlined in the DSM-IV-TR for body dysmorphic disorder, not merely appear overinterested in the physique or engage in behaviors other people would find unwise.

In his 2000 book The Adonis Complex, the Harvard psychiatrist Harrison Pope argues that muscle dysmorphia is fueled by the portrayal of overly fit characters of unattainable musculature in children's cartoons, such as G.I. Joe or Batman.

A lot of those symptoms also describe someone who is passionate about something.. like Sports for example... or World of Warcraft.