Screen for Eating Disorder Symptoms
Using this eating disorder screening tool, you can quickly determine if you or someone you know is struggling. This list of 5 questions will indicate common eating disorder symptoms.
Do you ever feel to full and want to get rid of the food or calories?
Clearly this question will indicate bulimic behaviors. It is important to note, you do not necessarily have to make yourself vomit in order to be bulimic. There are many other ways a person tries to get rid of food when they feel they have overeaten. These methods include: exercise, laxative use, restriction, etc.
Do you feel out of control with food?
The most common indicator of an eating disorder is feeling out of control with food. This feeling is common in compulsive overeating, binge eating disorder and bulimia. If you or someone you know feels this way, you need to get help.
Have you recently lost more than 15 pounds in a three-month period?
It is characteristic of anorexia to see a rapid weight loss. Weight loss like this is dangerous, regardless of the starting weight. A person with anorexic behaviors may not yet be below a normal weight. It is common to see someone start out above ideal body weight range, so that after weight loss they still look normal. Do not be fooled into thinking person is not in just as critical need for treatment.
Do others say you look fine, but you still see yourself as fat?
If there is a big difference between how you see yourself and others see you, there is a problem. The inability to see yourself accurately is called body dysmorphic disorder. This disorder is commonly linked with eating disorders and requires professional treatment.
Is your life dominated by a focus on food?
All types of eating disorders will struggle with this issue. When struggling with an eating disorder, a person's thoughts will be consumed with a focus on body and food. A person cannot enjoy their life when they are wrapped up in constant distracting thoughts about food. The world around them will go unnoticed and unexperienced when a person can think of nothing else.
You are probably struggling with an eating disorder if you answered yes to at least two of the above questions. Recovery from an eating disorder requires professional treatment. Though some people have been able to quit engaging in behaviors alone, their underlying problems have not be solved. If someone is dealing with the above thoughts or scenarios, it is critical to immediately seek treatment. - 17274
Do you ever feel to full and want to get rid of the food or calories?
Clearly this question will indicate bulimic behaviors. It is important to note, you do not necessarily have to make yourself vomit in order to be bulimic. There are many other ways a person tries to get rid of food when they feel they have overeaten. These methods include: exercise, laxative use, restriction, etc.
Do you feel out of control with food?
The most common indicator of an eating disorder is feeling out of control with food. This feeling is common in compulsive overeating, binge eating disorder and bulimia. If you or someone you know feels this way, you need to get help.
Have you recently lost more than 15 pounds in a three-month period?
It is characteristic of anorexia to see a rapid weight loss. Weight loss like this is dangerous, regardless of the starting weight. A person with anorexic behaviors may not yet be below a normal weight. It is common to see someone start out above ideal body weight range, so that after weight loss they still look normal. Do not be fooled into thinking person is not in just as critical need for treatment.
Do others say you look fine, but you still see yourself as fat?
If there is a big difference between how you see yourself and others see you, there is a problem. The inability to see yourself accurately is called body dysmorphic disorder. This disorder is commonly linked with eating disorders and requires professional treatment.
Is your life dominated by a focus on food?
All types of eating disorders will struggle with this issue. When struggling with an eating disorder, a person's thoughts will be consumed with a focus on body and food. A person cannot enjoy their life when they are wrapped up in constant distracting thoughts about food. The world around them will go unnoticed and unexperienced when a person can think of nothing else.
You are probably struggling with an eating disorder if you answered yes to at least two of the above questions. Recovery from an eating disorder requires professional treatment. Though some people have been able to quit engaging in behaviors alone, their underlying problems have not be solved. If someone is dealing with the above thoughts or scenarios, it is critical to immediately seek treatment. - 17274
About the Author:
Jennifer Pereira, RD, LD, CSCS specializes in the treatment of eating disorders. You can learn more about eating disorders by visiting her website.
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