Does anyone else link their self esteem and self image to their body image? For example, do you feel confident as a person when your body looks good/you're happy with your weight, but when you gain weight you feel insecure and don't like yourself as a person? I once heard Dr Phil describe the difference between self image and body image and he said that self image is how you view your inner self (personality, mind, soul, morals, goals, etc) and body image is how you view your physical self. People can have poor self image but confident body image and vice versa. For me, the two are linked. If I feel crap about my body, I feel crap about my entire being. But funnily enough, if I feel bad about my personality, I still feel good about my body if I am happy with my weight.

Does anyone else relate to this?