Media has negatively impacted women because of constant objectification and has resulted in some women thinking negatively about themselves and their bodies . The most common impact that the media can have on women in today’s society is self-objectification . Some women begin to view themselves as sex objects and they can often develop mental illnesses such as clinical depression, eating disorders (such as bulimia and anorexia), habitual body monitoring (HBM) and sexual dysfunction . HBM is when somebody (typically women) thinks about what position their hands or legs are in, and often how their hair is sitting (if it is neat or not) . Although HBM is not considered a mental illness it can still be emotionally exhausting; women, on average,
