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The Butterfly Girl Hardcover – March 1, 2008

by Racheal Baughan (Author), Trisha Goddard (Foreword)
3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
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Racheal Baughan suffered from the illness BDD (Body Dysmorphic Disorder), a powerful and destructive condition that causes you to see a completely distorted reflection of yourself—the person in front of the mirror might be extremely good looking, but their state of mind dictates that they see a flawed and deformed image. Despite a loving and caring family, Racheal developed acute anxieties about her appearance and in her early teens took to wearing excessive make-up which, for her, acted like a mask. Then at 13 she experienced a life-shattering tragedy. Slipping into a deep depression, Racheal began to spend hours alone and became increasingly distressed about the distorted reflection of her face. She began to inhale aerosols, self-harm, and eventually developed anorexia and bulimia. Desperate to find out the cause of her daughter's problem, her mother encouraged her to participate in a television discussion show. An expert on the show was the one to identify Racheal's condition as BDD and for Racheal this was to be the turning point of her life. Racheal is now a strong, happy, and confident young woman and although a recovery from severe BDD may never be complete, Racheal has truly moved on with her life.
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  1. Print length
    275 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    John Blake
  4. Publication date
    March 1, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    6.25 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1844545482
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1844545483
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Racheal Baughan recently started her own modeling agency, for which she will only take on girls of healthy body weight, and which she also uses as a platform to compaign against the modeling industry's promotion of underweight models. Trisha Goddard is known as Britain's queen of daytime for her hugely successful daily television show, Trisha Goddard. She also spent several years as as Austrailian Government Advisor in mental health, and was invited to be a patron of MIND mental health charity in Norwich.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ John Blake (March 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 275 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1844545482
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1844545483
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 25 ratings

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3.7 out of 5 stars
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Stace
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and Inspiring Story
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2013
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I loved this book and couldn't put it down. It was so honest and interesting read about a young girl with BDD (Body Dismorphic Disorder. Hopefully one day BDD will be more well known so people can be more understanding about how debilitating it is. After reading of the pageants Racheal went on to do, I had to see for myself what she really looks like. She is absolutely stunning. A gorgeous girl, it really puts into perspective how this illness warps the mind into thinking that they aren't good looking, when in Racheal's case, she's gorgeous. I think everyone suffers from a mild case of not loving their body, but BDD is so much more then just disliking the way you look. It's viscous and debilitating. A constant nagging in your head, trying to prevent one from living a normal life without worrying about appearance. The depression, anxiety, OCD thoughts and eating disorders associated with BDD is enough to make one want to hide away for life. Thank god Rachael started to trust in her mum and boyfriends judgement and push aside the BDD controlling her life. What an inspiring story and such a brave beautiful person. Thank you Racheal for telling your story. All the best for the future. While I know BDD and all mental illnesses aren't 'curable' today, I hope one day they are. Until then, hang on and be the strong person you know you are.
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Maria
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2011
While I have struggled with BDD since age 11. Dianosed at age 12, there was time I would stick giant bandages on my face because I was so ashamed of my face. while racheal wore a veil, something i never did I would often wear makeup so heavy it was ridiculous or a surgical mask. What caused it? Bullying. I was Re-reading the book this week, I realised past abuse, from home, a boy freind or peers when we where younger are the root of such serious issues. Bullying issues where so bad, the kids at school held my head in a sink shoved me into walls, I guess i can relate to having such serious matters like glass broken in her face. Racheal had mentioned doing an artical and the news paper was titled The ugly Disease and she was compleatly mortified. 5 Years ago i intervied for a huge magizine and they put on the front cover "i was to ugly to leave the house", though i was happy to raise awareness on my issues I was compleaty mortified and had a huge panic attack.

Hope all is well. I find it very confusing how any one as gorgeus as Racheal could hate the way she looks. and recovering from image disoder and abuse is difficult.

ps: I emailed theolib about what my concerns where, hopefully it was resolved..

Meg
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Cheryl
5.0 out of 5 stars A very touching and brave account of BDD
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2014
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I really enjoyed reading this book as it helped me understand BDD which I never knew much previously about. A humbling and admirable read.
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Laura
3.0 out of 5 stars More of a self promotion book than an insight into BDD!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2013
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Although this book does go into some detail about BDD, it does seem to be dragged out as some self promotional material instead of a real insight into a BDD sufferers situation.
Not recommended...
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Emma
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2013
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Amazing read which highlights the struggle of many young people. A story of inspiration and hope for others struggling. A Must read
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Tracey Britton
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2014
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Really good read. Could not put the book down. Very interesting and heart warming would highly recommend extremely good book
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daniellebennett
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2014
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Loved this item really good read of a book would read it again
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