Lack of self-acceptance can cause men and women to spend an insignificant amount of time hating their imperfections, which can also degrade their self-perception about their bodies . Women who have difficulty looking at themselves in the mirror are in a constant battle with their inner demons, telling themselves that they are not beautiful enough. For example, in the article “Out-of-Body Image” by Caroline Heldman, she states that “[women] are more likely to engage in “habitual body monitoring,” constantly thinking about how their bodies appear to the outside world ". . (65). Women can spend an unnecessary amount of time feeding themselves negative comments about their appearance, which can increase their chances of becoming bulimic and anorexic. Once women begin to overanalyze their bodies, it can become difficult to reverse their mindset to generate positive feedback about themselves. Likewise, when men lose confidence in their self-image, their self-perception can be misunderstood and suddenly they can only recognize their own flaws. For example, in the article “How Men Really Feel About Their Bodies,” the author mentions how, in general, men are in constant competition with other males to improve their bodies so they can survive in male society ( Spiker, 73 ). Men are always under scrutiny regarding their bodies because they are bred to be physically strong and built, and this is where the stigma in male society begins. To support male domination, men constantly try to rebuild their bodies to achieve perfection. When men see others as more robust, their self-perception slowly begins to chip away at their confidence, and that's when they have trouble accepting themselves. As a result, men and women who do not accept themselves begin to become self-obsessed