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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

NO VENTING. Information and support on Body Dysmorphic Disorder or BDD for short, a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder that focuses on the body.

71k subscribers478 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~14% by known bots)339 authors / mosince 2013

r/BodyDysmorphia has 71k members (+17% over the last 12 months). It gets about 478 posts a month from 339 people. Top topics: Self-Esteem & Appearance, Nose Issues and FacialAsymmetry.

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Size and growth

How r/BodyDysmorphia has grown

r/BodyDysmorphia

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+17%in 12 months · +3.1% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 202671k
Growing71k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/BodyDysmorphia

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−9.5%vs Sep 2025 · −14% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026478
QuieterPeaked at 1.5k in Mar 2022
Sep 2026: incl. ~14% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/BodyDysmorphia

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Self-Esteem & Appearance0.4%
  2. Nose Issues0.4%
  3. FacialAsymmetry0.3%
  4. Surgery Stories0.2%
  5. BaldingConcerns0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. iHeart
  2. Qualtrics

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research