Letting Go of Perfect - A Gay Man’s Guide to Healing from Body Dysmorphia Book clown white Each character embodies the qualities

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Letting Go of Perfect - A Gay Man’s Guide to Healing from Body Dysmorphia Book clown white Each character embodies the qualitiesRELEASE DATE 21 OCTOBER 2025 Body dysmorphia affects a significant number of gay men, driven by rigid beauty ideals and social expectations around masculinity. The pursuit of a 'perfect' body can quickly become all consuming, leading to harmful patterns around food, fitness, and self worth. Daniel O'Shaughnessy understands this not just as a clinician but as someone who has lived it. Drawing on his experience with extreme dieting, compulsive exercise,