30 Questions: Self Test for Eating Disorders

This is a self test for eating disorders. Ask yourself these questions and find out if you suffer from an eating disorder like bulimia, binge eating or anorexia nervosa.

Do you feel fat even when people say you are thin?

Do you worry about what you eat?

Do you avoid people who will bother you about your eating?

Would you rather eat alone than with friends or family?

Is it difficult- if not impossible- to go a day without exercising?

Do you have a problem with other people talking about how you eat?

Have your periods changed significantly? Did they stop?

If you're male, how is your sex drive? Has it weakened?

Are you depressed when you gain weight?

Do you believe nobody can understand how frightened you are of getting fat?

Do you cook for other people and refuse to eat your own cooking?

Do you hide food?

Do you have problems stopping when you start eating?

Do you lie about your eating habits?

Do you feel you would like yourself better if you were thin?

Do you read an exaggerated amount of books about diet and exercise?

Has your preoccupation with your weight caused you to miss work or school?

Are you depressed?

Do you feel irritable?

Does eating make you feel guilty?

Do you binge?

Does eating make you feel bloated and fat?

Do you do things with your food that other people don't do?

Is your fear of eating interfering with your social and family life?

Do you feel anxious when people watch you eat?

Are you throwing up and taking laxatives because you believe it will control your weight?

Are you dissatisfied with who you are?

Do you steal food or diet aids?

If you were given the choice of being fat or dying, which would you choose?

Do you have any of these symptoms?
dry skin, dry nails, hair is falling out, cavities, weakness, cold hands and feet, fainting, irregular heartbeat, rapid heartbeat, swollen glands.

How many "yes" answers do you think it would take before you have a serious problem?

The answer is: One.

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