Chocolate Bunnies

I grew up with an artist-writer mother and a Madison Avenue advertising photo-retouching step-father. When I developed a smudge on the side of my mouth my mother said it looked like peanut butter. I didn't care but my mother made a huge fuss and insisted on taking me to Dr. Borden the dermatologist to have it burned off. She chose the day before my first day of High School to have this procedure done. The result was a big black scab on my face. I tried to turn away to show my good side when passing kids in the hall. The first chance I got, I picked off the scab. My mother freaked, You'll get a scar!! She had already made more appointments for more wart removal - on my toes, the plantars wort on the ball of my foot, and a tiny spot of a wort on my knee- she sat beside me on the operating table and said to Dr. Borden "She doesn't need Novocaine" and he proceeded to drill it off.

Whose body was this?

I distinctly remember Dr. Borden had a million cast iron chocolate candy bunny molds in his office. I thought this was funny since eating chocolate is known to blemish ones skin.

BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER
Definition By Mayo Clinic staff

Body dysmorphic disorder is a type of chronic mental illness in which you can't stop thinking about a flaw with your appearance — a flaw that is either minor or imagined. But to you, your appearance seems so shameful that you don't want to be seen by anyone. Body dysmorphic disorder has sometimes been called "imagined ugliness."

When you have body dysmorphic disorder, you intensely obsess over your appearance and body image, often for many hours a day. You may seek out numerous cosmetic procedures to try to "fix" your perceived flaws, but never will be satisfied. Body dysmorphic disorder is also known as dysmorphophobia, the fear of having a deformity.

Treatment of body dysmorphic disorder may include medication and cognitive behavioral therapy.

To this day I can't resist picking at zits, making scars on my face.