[mgsk]

There’s a great long-form article about this: https://medium.com/matter/8476df17bddf

[implements]

> “The tension that had lined his face was gone. I sensed relief, happiness. David’s leg had plagued him for much of his life. He was free of it, and now he seemed whole.”

This type of ‘cure’ for dysmorphia is not something to be celebrated.

[GavinMcG]

…why not? Italicizing “not” isn’t much of an argument.

[shanusmagnus]

Ugh, that's heart-wrenching. Curious, did you know about this phenomenon already, and thus remember the article? Or did you find it just now?