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| Tom Grennan says therapy helps with his body dysmorphia | Tom Grennan says therapy helps with his body dysmorphia |
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| Tom Grennan performed during BBC Radio 1's recent Big Weekend in Liverpool | Tom Grennan performed during BBC Radio 1's recent Big Weekend in Liverpool |
| Singer Tom Grennan has said having therapy has helped him with issues around body dysmorphia, calling himself his "own biggest critic". | Singer Tom Grennan has said having therapy has helped him with issues around body dysmorphia, calling himself his "own biggest critic". |
| Speaking on You About? - the performer's BBC podcast with his best friend, broadcaster Roman Kemp - Grennan spoke about how it affected him. | Speaking on You About? - the performer's BBC podcast with his best friend, broadcaster Roman Kemp - Grennan spoke about how it affected him. |
| "I definitely have body dysmorphia," he said. "I'm always constantly thinking I am bigger than I am. Or I'm always pinching my belly. It's not a healthy mindset at all, and I fully admit that." | "I definitely have body dysmorphia," he said. "I'm always constantly thinking I am bigger than I am. Or I'm always pinching my belly. It's not a healthy mindset at all, and I fully admit that." |
| Eating patterns and gym training habits, he noted, can have a big impact on his mental health. "Sometimes I wouldn't be training for the purpose of staying fit," he added. | Eating patterns and gym training habits, he noted, can have a big impact on his mental health. "Sometimes I wouldn't be training for the purpose of staying fit," he added. |
| "I'd have a binge with eating and then I'd be like, 'I need to train now to make sure these calories or this food isn't put on to me - which is an unhealthy way of being." | "I'd have a binge with eating and then I'd be like, 'I need to train now to make sure these calories or this food isn't put on to me - which is an unhealthy way of being." |
| Feelings of guilt often follow eating binges, he admitted. For example, when one biscuit turns into half a packet, he said, he can be left thinking: "I'm gonna be fat. I'm gonna be so unfit." | |
| With reference to how he viewed himself and his own body, the Little Bit of Love singer continued: "I'm at home in the mirror going to my missus, 'I'm fat' and she's like, 'are you alright? You're not'." | With reference to how he viewed himself and his own body, the Little Bit of Love singer continued: "I'm at home in the mirror going to my missus, 'I'm fat' and she's like, 'are you alright? You're not'." |
| He said he had been "scared of going back" to an unhealthy lifestyle. "I always think I need to stay at this point." | He said he had been "scared of going back" to an unhealthy lifestyle. "I always think I need to stay at this point." |
| The singer from Bedford has previously spoken on the same podcast about how being physically attacked on a night out when he was younger changed his life and sent him mentally "spiralling". | The singer from Bedford has previously spoken on the same podcast about how being physically attacked on a night out when he was younger changed his life and sent him mentally "spiralling". |
| In the latest episode, the 30-year-old revealed he was in "a good place with it" right now, regarding his body dysmporhia, after having had therapy which he finds helps to "actually love yourself more". | In the latest episode, the 30-year-old revealed he was in "a good place with it" right now, regarding his body dysmporhia, after having had therapy which he finds helps to "actually love yourself more". |
| What is body dysmorphia? | What is body dysmorphia? |
| According to the NHS website, body dysmorphia - or body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) - is "a mental health condition where a person spends a lot of time worrying about flaws in their appearance. These flaws are often unnoticeable to others." | According to the NHS website, body dysmorphia - or body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) - is "a mental health condition where a person spends a lot of time worrying about flaws in their appearance. These flaws are often unnoticeable to others." |
| It affects both men and women of all ages but is most common in teenagers and young adults. | It affects both men and women of all ages but is most common in teenagers and young adults. |
| "Having BDD does not mean you're vain or self-obsessed," it continues. "It can be very upsetting and have a big impact on your life." | "Having BDD does not mean you're vain or self-obsessed," it continues. "It can be very upsetting and have a big impact on your life." |
| Symptoms can include worrying a lot about a specific area of your body and spending a lot of time comparing your looks with other people's, as well as either looking at yourself in the mirror a lot or avoiding mirrors entirely. | Symptoms can include worrying a lot about a specific area of your body and spending a lot of time comparing your looks with other people's, as well as either looking at yourself in the mirror a lot or avoiding mirrors entirely. |
| People with body dysmorphia also go to a lot of effort to conceal flaws with clothes and make-up, or pick at their skin. | People with body dysmorphia also go to a lot of effort to conceal flaws with clothes and make-up, or pick at their skin. |
| Grennan also played in this year's Soccer Aid match at Old Trafford | Grennan also played in this year's Soccer Aid match at Old Trafford |
| TV and radio presenter Kemp shared some of his own experiences with Grennan on the pressures of body image and around weight in show business. | TV and radio presenter Kemp shared some of his own experiences with Grennan on the pressures of body image and around weight in show business. |
| "I can't look at a picture of myself if it's on the day because it will upset me for the rest of the day," the One Show host noted. | "I can't look at a picture of myself if it's on the day because it will upset me for the rest of the day," the One Show host noted. |
| "I'll be judging everything, and it won't be about what I'm actually doing, it'll be about how I look. And I don't want to live like that." | "I'll be judging everything, and it won't be about what I'm actually doing, it'll be about how I look. And I don't want to live like that." |
| The former model recalled witnessing one extreme example of such pressures for one young woman at a fashion show in Milan. "We were doing the rehearsal, and she fainted on stage," he remembered. | The former model recalled witnessing one extreme example of such pressures for one young woman at a fashion show in Milan. "We were doing the rehearsal, and she fainted on stage," he remembered. |
| "We tried to give her food, because she needs to eat, but [she was] straight up refusing," he added. "I saw that on a regular basis." | "We tried to give her food, because she needs to eat, but [she was] straight up refusing," he added. "I saw that on a regular basis." |
| Kemp also recounted how someone in a pub recently told him he looked "a lot fatter on telly". | Kemp also recounted how someone in a pub recently told him he looked "a lot fatter on telly". |
| He said: "I fluctuate a lot, but that's just because sometimes you'll be working more, like anyone." | He said: "I fluctuate a lot, but that's just because sometimes you'll be working more, like anyone." |
| On Tuesday, Grennan went on to tell BBC Breakfast how he had channelled some hard life lessons, heartbreak and advice from his mum too into his new album, Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be. | On Tuesday, Grennan went on to tell BBC Breakfast how he had channelled some hard life lessons, heartbreak and advice from his mum too into his new album, Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn't Want to Be. |
| "I was lost and I was young and I was stupid sometimes, and my mum could see something wasn't right," said the singer, who has two previous number one albums to his name. | "I was lost and I was young and I was stupid sometimes, and my mum could see something wasn't right," said the singer, who has two previous number one albums to his name. |
| "And a lot of people could see, but I was very much [like], 'no I need to be going full at it and doing everything I can to become a big star' or whatever." | "And a lot of people could see, but I was very much [like], 'no I need to be going full at it and doing everything I can to become a big star' or whatever." |
| He added: "But actually none of that matters. Peace of mind is my mantra at the moment. | He added: "But actually none of that matters. Peace of mind is my mantra at the moment. |
| "When you've got peace of mind everything falls into place and you can see your way out of anything." | "When you've got peace of mind everything falls into place and you can see your way out of anything." |
| If you are affected by this article you can access support and information at BBC Action Line. | If you are affected by this article you can access support and information at BBC Action Line. |