Learn English – One who hates his own image

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Let us pretend the 'one who hates his own image' is a 'selfie-loather'.
If so, a sentence incorporating the term could be

He always said he hated mirrors and I had assumed he was a
'selfie-loather' so I was shocked when I saw him apparently
admiring his face in the glass!

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This body-image death spiral ends at universal self-hatred

"Up to one in five cosmetic surgery patients could suffer from body dysmorphic disorder" – again, the definition is sloppy. Body dysmorphic disorder is the irrational hatred of your body. You could easily argue that everybody having cosmetic surgery for reasons other than physical comfort has body dysmorphic disorder, just because it's irrational to hate yourself so much that you'd ask anyone to slice into you. Or you could argue that hating yourself that much is a maladaptive but understandable response to the pressures of your cultural environment.

Source: The Guardian

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

But people who have body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) think about their real or perceived flaws for hours each day.

They can't control their negative thoughts and don't believe people who tell them that they look fine. Their thoughts may cause severe emotional distress and interfere with their daily functioning. They may miss work or school, avoid social situations and isolate themselves, even from family and friends, because they fear others will notice their flaws.

They may even undergo unnecessary plastic surgeries to correct perceived imperfections, never finding satisfaction with the results.

Source: ADAA (Anxiety and Depression Association of America)

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