Body Image Test

Ever catch yourself comparing your body to someone else’s? Maybe while scrolling through social media or passing by a mirror? If so, you’re not alone and this negative body image test is here to help you better understand your relationship with your appearance

What Is Body Image?

Body image is a combination of the thoughts and feelings that you have about your body. For instance, if you feel your body doesn’t look right, you could feel embarrassed, sad, angry, or ashamed.

On the other hand, if you feel good about your body, you might be excited about the way it looks. So, body image may range between positive and negative experiences.

5 Common Signs of Negative Body Image Issues

Take a look at five signs of negative body image issues:

1. You regularly compare your body to others like friends, celebrities, or strangers online.
2. You avoid social events, mirrors, or certain clothes
3. You constantly check your reflection, weigh yourself multiple times a day
4. Your internal dialogue includes phrases like “I look disgusting,” or “I hate my body”
5. You engage in extreme dieting, skip meals, over-exercise
   

Read More: Body Image

Body image is shaped by a variety of internal and external factors, such as:

• Societal Standards like Socal Media and fashion
• Cultural Norms: Different cultures emphasize different beauty standards
• Family and Peers: The way people around you talk about bodies (including your own) can affect your self-image.
• Social Media: Constant exposure to curated and edited images fuels unhealthy feelings
• Personal Experiences: Bullying, trauma, or even comments from childhood can leave trauma.
• Mental Health: Anxiety, depression, and eating disorders often go hand-in-hand with negative body image.

Instructions To Take This Body Image Test

Below is a series of statements designed in this negative body image test to help you reflect on your personal perceptions and feelings about your body. Read each one carefully.

Please note: This is a self-assessment, not a formal diagnosis. It’s meant to raise awareness about your body image, and not to label or judge.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)