Eating Disroder Quiz

Do you worry about gaining weight?
Constantly
Often
Rarely (a normal amount)
Are you inexplicably tired relative to the amount of energy expended, and/or do you find yourself often fatigued?
Constantly
Often
Rarely(a normal amount)
Do you avoid foods because of the fat, carbohydrate, or sugar content in them?
Constantly
Often
Rarely(a normal amount)
Are you secretive about your eating practices, do you think they are abnormal, and/or would you avoid recommending your methods to a family member or friend?
Yes
Maybe
No
How often do you think about wanting to be thinner?
Constantly
Often
Rarely(a normal amount)
Do you find that you seek approval from people, and/or that you have a hard time saying "no"?
Yes
Maybe
No
Are you bothered by the thought of having fat on your body?
Yes
Maybe
No
Do you feel guilty after eating?
Constantly
Often
Rarely(a normal amount)
Do you feel that food controls your life?
Yes
Maybe
No
Are you a perfectionist, or an overachiever? Ie. do you think no matter what you do it is never enough?
Yes
Maybe
No
Do you find that you are always questioning your own judgments and/or actions, and/or do you scrutinize yourself over small faults?
Constantly
Often
Rarely(a normal amount)
Do you think you are not good enough, stupid, and/or worthless or that people are always judging you in a negative way?
Constantly
Often
Rarely(a normal amount)
Do you hide your feelings and/or opinions from people for fear of being judged negatively, and/or do you feel like a burden to others with your problems?
Yes
Maybe
No
Within your family and/or circle of friends are you considered "the strong one" who everyone will come to with problems, and/or you never seem to talk much about your own?
Yes
Maybe
No
Do you think life would be better and/or people would like you more if you were thin/thinner?
Yes
Maybe
No
Do you eat, self-starve or restrict, binge and/or purge, and/or compulsively exercise when you are feeling lonely, badly about yourself or about a situation, or when you are feeling emotional pressures?
Constantly
Often
Rarely(a normal amount)
While eating, self-starving, or binging and/or purging do you feel comforted, relieved, like emotional pressures have been lifted, or like you are in more control?
Yes
Maybe
No
Do you feel guilty following a binge and/or purge episode, after eating or during and/or after periods of restriction/self-starvation?
Yes
Maybe
No
When eating do you ever feel out of control or like you will lose control and not be able to stop; and/or do you try to avoid eating because of this fear?
Constantly
Often
Rarely(a normal amount)
Do you typically feel guilty after a binge, or after any snack or meal, and like you have almost instantly gained weight, like you are a failure, and/or like you have sabotaged yourself?
Yes
Maybe
No
Are you temperature sensitive (always feel cold or hot), and/or do you get tingling in you extremities (hands and feet)?
Yes
Maybe
No
Do you find that you bruise easily, have a very high tolerance for pain, and/or you are extremely noise sensitive (even only slightly loud noises irritate you)?
Yes
Maybe
No
Do you spend a lot of time obsessively cooking for others or reading recipes, and/or studying the nutritional information on food (calories, fat grams, etc.)?
Yes
Maybe
No
Do you use self-injury (cutting yourself, burning yourself, pulling out your own hair) as a way to cope with things?
Yes
Maybe
No
Do you lie about your eating behaviors, hide them from others at all costs, and/or would you lie or steal to see they could continue?
Yes
Maybe
No
Would you worry about a friend or family member that came to you with similar weight-loss/coping methods?
Yes
Maybe
No
If you answered more than two questions with "Yes" or "Constantly," you should contact our eating disorder clinic for a more thorough and personalized assessment of the eating behavior. Even if you answered numerous questions with "Maybe" or "Often," it is possible that you may be suffering from an eating disorder or at risk of developing a disorder. It is much better to talk with an eating disorder expert and have your questions answered than risk developing a potentially deadly eating disorder like anorexia, bulimia, or compulsive overeating.