Your overall pattern
Your scores indicate that you have a Healthy Body Image. While you may have days where you don't feel your best or wish something looked different, these thoughts do not control your schedule or your mood. You treat your appearance as just one aspect of who you are, not the definition of your worth.
You likely look in the mirror to check if you are presentable, and then you move on. Your mental energy is largely free to focus on your work, relationships, and hobbies without being hijacked by obsessive worries about a specific flaw.
"True confidence is not thinking you are perfect. It is knowing that your value as a human being has absolutely nothing to do with being perfect."
Typical behaviors
- Functional Grooming: You get ready to face the day, not to hide from it.
- Big Picture Focus: When you see a photo of yourself, you tend to see the memory or the people, rather than zooming in on a single physical feature.
- Resilience: If someone makes a comment about your appearance, it might sting momentarily, but it doesn't ruin your week.
Strengths in this pattern
- Mental Bandwidth: Because you aren't constantly monitoring your reflection, you have more focus available for learning, creating, and connecting.
- Authentic Presence: You are likely able to be fully "in the moment" during social events because you aren't obsessively wondering how you look from a certain angle.
Common pitfalls
Even a balanced pattern can have friction points:
- Social Media Comparison: Even healthy mindsets can be eroded by doom-scrolling through filtered images. You may occasionally feel "less than" when exposed to unrealistic standards.
- Ignoring Self-Care: Sometimes, people with low anxiety about looks might neglect basic self-care or health cues because they "don't care."
"Reflection point: Am I taking care of my body because I respect it, or am I ignoring it until it demands attention?"
What you can do next
Small actions you can start today
- Gratitude Scan: Once a day, identify one thing your body did for you (e.g., carried you to work, hugged a friend) rather than how it looked.
- Curate Your Feed: Proactively unfollow any accounts that trigger that rare sense of inadequacy.
Longer-term directions
- Physical Mastery: Engage in a sport or activity (yoga, hiking, dance) that emphasizes body function over aesthetics to deepen this healthy relationship.
Disclaimer and when to seek help
This test describes patterns based on your self-reported responses. It is for educational and self-exploration purposes only, not a clinical diagnosis. If you feel your relationship with your body changes or you begin to feel overwhelmed, consider speaking with a counselor.