Symptoms Checklist:
(Checking 5 or more of these items signals a problem.)
- I am constantly thinking about food.
- I often eat in secret.
- I eat even when I am not hungry.
- I eat very quickly and am not aware how much I have eaten.
- I am very self-conscious about eating in social situations.
- I often try new diets and/or exercise plans.
- I feel guilty about eating.
- I am very concerned about my weight.
- I have used laxatives in order to prevent weight gain.
- I have induced vomiting to prevent weight gain.
- I often try to skip meals or avoid eating for the entire day.
- I have lied to others about how much or little I eat.
- Other people have made concerned comments about my eating habits.
- It is difficult for me to concentrate because I am thinking about food.
- I hide food.
- I am angry when I am interrupted while eating.
- I gain and lose weight frequently.
- I spend less time with friends. I sleep a lot.
- I avoid physical and sexual contact.
- I do not like myself or the way I look.
- I have called in sick because I do not feel well after a binge.
- I feel fat even though others think I'm thin.
- I feel that I can never eat normally.
- The frequency of my vomiting and/or purging has increased.
- I am unable to stop bingeing and purging even though I want to quit.
How does it feel to be Anorexic?
- Elated and initially in control
- Admired and envied by friends
- Emotionally and physically drained
- Very fearful of gaining weight
- Afraid of closeness and intimacy
- If thin is good, thinner is better
- Self-contained - need nothing from others
- In possession of the perfect weight control formula
- Significant guilt and shame
- Fear of being discovered or blamed
- Lonely and isolated
- Self-deprecating
- Depressed/anxious/moody
- Secret dark life
- Self-loathing
- Disgust about body size
- Shame/guilt
- People pleasing and feelings of being less deserving
- Unable to say "No."
- Don't deserve to have the right to be selective/to choose
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