If self-image is too high or unrealistic, you set goals that are often unreachable or too perfectionistic. You continue to fall short of the mark. If self-image is too low and unrealistic, you set goals that are too easily reached, never attaining overall satisfaction. If self-image is realistic, you can set attainable goals leading to overall satisfaction. Body image, one part of self-image, is the way people see their bodies in their mind's eye .
Physical appearance is the first quality by which people are judged.
Our society is very physical appearance oriented, e.g., where thin is in, muscles and flat stomachs are in, etc. Your self-image is affected by the ways others react to your physical appearance. The following items are how people assess their body image. I dislike seeing myself in mirrors. I find shopping for clothes unpleasant.