My score depressed me which means when I get off work I'm going to drink, which means I'll gain more weight, which means my score will go up.....ARGH someone stop this insanity!!!!

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You can't believe the responses on here either.

Yeah, but body image is not about just looking great. It's about feeling good about yourself. Even if your body is not perfect, you still can feel good about yourself knowing you are doing what it will take to get your health and body in line. There was a question that asked about how you feel about yourself when you look at magazines. I clicked "never" because that doesn't bother me. I know I'll never look like those airbrushed women and I'm ok with that so it doesn't bother me.

There was another question about how you feel when you are at a gathering with people you don't know. That's definitely a worry for me because most of the time if I'm at a gathering where I don't know anyone it's something fitness related and all the women are half my size. Afterward, when they've seen how much I can lift or run people accept me but there's always that initial stress beforehand of saying hi and getting that "up and down body check" that really says "what is this fat girl doing here?" I look forward to the say when that kind of thing doesn't bother me anymore.

I scored a 22 but given my general anxiety disorder I don't feel it's an accurate representation of my thoughts.

37, which I think is probably a bit over-inflated by being sick for the best part of a month and aware I have consequently put weight back on.

You have scored 65 points.

SCORE 40+

You are suffering from a condition called body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) which is translated as body hatred. This is not a reflection of how you actually look or how other people see you, because there are very many people who have physical handicap, or, who look different from the norm. But they do not feel this badly about themselves. Similarly there are people who look very normal in reality but they experience this sense of deep hostility toward the way they look. BDD and a damaged sense of self-esteem go hand in hand.

Scoed 19.

I think I have a good body image of myself, I think it's realistic, and I'm pleased with how I look. I certainly feel that I am at the best condition I've ever been in since my teens, and I feel comfortable in comparison with those around me (well, those within 20 years of my age). Not the best, but far from the worst. I feel that in light of the genetic hand I've been dealt, I'm not ideal, but really, just fine, thanks.

But I don't think my body is perfect... isn't that a healthy perspective?

I would think that answering most of those questions with "always" would be crazy, as in thinking of yourself as too perfect - which is also kinda un-realistic - unless of course you're one of the seven supermodels they mention at the beginning of the test.