Ahmad Shares His Experience Living With Body Dysmorphic Disorder- This Is My Brave Boston 2017

"This Is My Brave - the Show" - October 6, 2017 Boston, MA performance - bringing mental illness and mental health into the spotlight through creative expression live on stage. {thisismybrave.org} In this video, Ahmad shares his story of living with body dysmorphic disorder.
National sponsor: Alkermes {alkermes.com}
National sponsor: Talkspace - "Therapy for All" {talkspace.com}
National sponsor: Lundbeck {lundbeck.com/global}
Local sponsor: McLean Hospital {www.mcleanhospital.org/}
Local sponsor: The Allergan Foundation {www.allerganfoundation.org/}
Local sponsor: The Renfrew Center {renfrewcenter.com/}
Local sponsor: Austen Riggs Center {www.austenriggs.org/}
Producers: Elizabeth Driscoll and Jyoti Daniere
October 6, 2017
Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
Videography by: Jim Dillon of Caxn Media {www.caxnmedia.com/}
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I’m diagnosed with BDD myself and I don’t mean any disrespect at all. But doesn’t BPD have the highest suicide rate amongst all mental illnesses?