Body image self-assessment quiz

I pose this question as i got a 58. What is WRONG with BDD? What is WRONG with not accepting anything but perfection? What's wrong with not liking the way I look?

No, seriously.... i'm waiting.

A lot is wrong with it.

Not feeling confident or worthy based on some arbitrary ideal is no way to live life.

IN all fairness, I think this quiz should someplace ask our stats. Because, I think at 60 lbs over my goal weight I have every right to feel "uncomfortable in social situations..." or whatever it said, no?

I think the whole point is that you shouldn't judge your self based on your weight at all. Someone who is 60 pounds overweight has every right to love themselves and expect respect from others as someone with a perfect body (not that the latter exists anyway)

Exactly. Weight should not have anything to do with our self-esteem.

I agree with the first poster --- if I felt okay with myself at 196 pounds then I would see no need to change a situation that is killing me. I am uncomfortable with my body when I'm trying on clothes because I'm fat and clothes don't fit!!!! I am uncomfortable in social settings with people I don't know because we live in a society that judges women based on their size and in the corporate world an over-weight woman is perceived as lacking motivation and goals regardless of how smart she is. I am uncomfortable with my body during sex because there is 60 extra pounds getting in the way, I have a ?-mark incision from my pubic bone to my belly button and that much exercise leaves me winded. I know why I got a 49!!! Because I don't like the way my outsides are not a reflection of my insides. As much as I gotta do the hard work on the insides, I gotta do the work on the outsides too.

If I'm at 120 lbs and still scoring a 49 -- then I need to see a shrink!

....71.

I pose this question as i got a 58. What is WRONG with BDD? What is WRONG with not accepting anything but perfection? What's wrong with not liking the way I look?

No, seriously.... i'm waiting.

I guess if you enjoy feeling endless disappointment with yourself, nothing's wrong with it.

It's only dissapointment if you give up. The quiz doesn't address trying to FIX the problem, why should i just settle and be happy with something that is clearly not where i want to be?

It doesn't mean there wont ever be a time when i'm satisfied, simply that i'm not at the current time.

There is a huge difference between wanting to improve yourself and basing your self worth on how you look. The quiz shouldn't take into account whether you are "fixing" anything -- that's like saying you are worth less one way ... that's horrible.

I scored 13 so I feel pretty good about that! I realize that as I move closer to where I want to be I'll get even better. Had I not lost over 100 lbs and kept it off in the past 10 years I'm sure my number would be sky high!
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You live comfortably in your body - most of the time. However, your body image and, therefore, your self-confidence can from time to time be a little shaky and there is a risk that certain situations could make you anxious on account of the way you feel about your body, size, shape or appearance. There are several aspects to this that you may need to work on in order to reduce this anxiety and make your life more comfortable.

First of all ask yourself how much do your feelings about your body actually stop you from doing the things which could give you pleasure, such as buying new clothes, being close to someone you love, or even enjoying your holidays. If the truth is that your body image is getting in the way, you may need to take stock.

Perhaps you should ask yourself whether it is your body which is 'wrong' or your feelings about your body which need to be adjusted. Is there perhaps one part of your body you are at war with, (like your tummy or your legs) which is colouring the way you feel about your entire self? How much have you taken on board the completely unrealistic pressures on us all to look like supermodels? No-one can be perfect and it isn’t likely that people will see you as you see yourself.

You may need to do a little work on your self-confidence and self-esteem to help you overcome the minor body image problems that you have and live your life to the full. Life is not a rehearsal and if we 'wait until' our body shape is the way we really want it, we may not do some of the things we would really like to do.

It isn’t advisable to solve a body image problem by rushing into a diet or throwing yourself into an exercise programme. If you would like to learn a few useful exercises which will help you feel better about your body (and they really work) see them below, and enjoy a better quality of life.

I pose this question as i got a 58. What is WRONG with BDD? What is WRONG with not accepting anything but perfection? What's wrong with not liking the way I look?

No, seriously.... i'm waiting.

From the opposite sex point of view. Confidence is attractive. If you are not comfortable with yourself you are not confident. Nobody is perfect so you will never be happy.

38 for me the first time I took this. The results said i needed therapy, PDQ!!! So, I took it again, thought about it a
little more..got a 28...the results said a massage would help. I like that answer sooooooo much better!!!!

I pose this question as i got a 58. What is WRONG with BDD? What is WRONG with not accepting anything but perfection? What's wrong with not liking the way I look?

No, seriously.... i'm waiting.

Because physical perfection's unobtainable without significant sacrifice, to the detriment of other things that might be more worthy of your time and energy, like relationships, hobbies, fulfilling work, that will offer longer-term and deeper rewards. What do you value other than physical appearance? How much time do you put into that compared to body stuff?

Your body might not actually work with your idea of perfection. Even if you get to be 'perfect' for a while, it's temporary. If you get thrown for any reason you'll be disappointed. You might get injured. You WILL get old.

35. I knew that I had poor body image though. I think about it daily. Just trying to improve it now. I've lost 25 lbs before and my body image got tons better...I didn't worry about what people thought about me at all...I felt comfortable.

I pose this question as i got a 58. What is WRONG with BDD? What is WRONG with not accepting anything but perfection? What's wrong with not liking the way I look?

No, seriously.... i'm waiting.

I understand!
I personally think that a normalized scale in comparison with other women would be more productive.
Statistically speaking, there are probably many more of us in the over-40 range than there are in the under-10 range.
Most things work out to somewhat of a natural bell, so there going to be about as many in the highest 10% as in the lowest 10%.
In 'Murica we like to take what is the norm and somehow make it the high end of a negative scale. (i.e. size 14 is a plus size)

I don't set my goal to get to 120 pounds and a size 7 anymore than I'd set my goal to get a 10 on this "assessment tool".
I want to lose enough weight than I can feel comfortable in my own skin again (i.e. breathing, normal daily activities, making love to my husband for more than 5 minutes without getting out of breath). There's not some terrible ideal of what I should look like in comparison to society that makes me a 49 --- it is a reasonable understanding of what I've done to myself and what nobody can change but me.

But this "quiz" just tells us what we've all heard too many times --- go out and spend lots of money on a professional who is going to tell you two things: 1) eat less and 2) move more.

36 I'm not surprised at all my husband and sister think I need help I disagree.

Hm. 70. Damn. lol

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Um, feeling worthy and loveable is only for thin people? SMH.

There wasn't anything in this quiz about health issues and weight -- it's just based on how you view yourself. I scored a 6 on this quiz -- I am far from perfect and have all kinds of goals for myself -- but um, I deserve to feel good about myself no matter what. Nobody "deserves" to feel shame and embarrassment.

Exactly. You can recognize that you need/want to lose weight/gain muscle/whatever your goal is without being negative and hurtful to yourself. From my experience, any changes you make will be more lasting when you come from a place of self-love rather than being motivated by self-hate.

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Um, feeling worthy and loveable is only for thin people? SMH.

There wasn't anything in this quiz about health issues and weight -- it's just based on how you view yourself. I scored a 6 on this quiz -- I am far from perfect and have all kinds of goals for myself -- but um, I deserve to feel good about myself no matter what. Nobody "deserves" to feel shame and embarrassment.

Exactly. You can recognize that you need/want to lose weight/gain muscle/whatever your goal is without being negative and hurtful to yourself. From my experience, any changes you make will be more lasting when you come from a place of self-love rather than being motivated by self-hate.

Good posts.