You are imperfect permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful. Body image refers to how an individual sees their own body and how attractive they feel themselves to be. A negative body image can be defined as one being overly focused on comparing their size, shape, or appearance to unrealistic ideals. It is the urge to hold oneself to a thin-ideal or an athletic-ideal that may cause one to develop unhealthy self-talk, low self-esteem, or disordered eating patterns.