Going to the gym gives me so much more than the physique I want, even if body dysmorphia lingers | Bertin Huynh

Huynh Bertinh is a gay man who has always hated how he looks.

Research shows physique is one of the major sources of compare-and-despair anxieties for gay men.

He tracked all his calories and started hitting the gym five to six times a week.

After a year or so he was seeing results.

For the first time, he didn’t hate what he saw in the mirror.