What is Muscle Dysmorphia or Bigorexia?
Muscle dysmorphia, also known as bigorexia, is a disorder of the obsessive-compulsive class. Muscle dysmorphia is a disorder where the victim, generally male, is obsessed with becoming bigger, stronger, and more muscular. For two articles about this mental illness, can be found at Find Articles and Addictions. Muscle dysmorphia is also classified as an eating disorder, and is considered to be the opposite of anorexia nervosa, the disease where one can never be too thin. Sufferers of this disorder will focus their entire day around when they can work out, what they eat, and how much muscle they are building. Muscle dysmorphia is a disorder that can affect both sexes; however, it is more commonly seen in men. Numbers are hard to estimate, but it is known that around 100,000 or more people in the world meet the criteria that classify them as having bigorexia. Most men and women affected are bodybuilders. To learn about who this disorder typically affects, as well as information on other d
