Symptoms Checklist



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Eating Disorders Symptoms Checklist

By Alice Baland, MA, LPC, RD/LD

Check each behavior with which you can identify

	Eating for relief
	Always feeling too full after meals
	Feeling guilty about amounts of food eaten
	Binge on certain trigger foods
	Tolerance for quantities of food changes/increases
	Feeling groggy after eating
	Sneaking food
	Hiding food
	Visiting a diet doctor
	Taking diet pills (over-the-counter or prescriptions)
	Vomiting as a way to control weight
	Others tell me I should lose weight
	Avoid discussing food problems with others
	Lose weight
	Weigh myself daily or more often
	Go on fad diets to lose weight
	Laxative use or abuse
	Loss of control over food use
	Break promises and resolutions surrounding food/dieting
	Loss of control over vomiting or laxative use
	Eating in the middle of the night
	Rationalizing and making alibis about eating
	Vomiting daily or more often

If you have one or more of the above behaviors, you are at risk of having an eating disorder and could benefit from psychotherapy and nutrition counseling. The sooner you seek help, or refer a loved one, the sooner health can be restored or improved.

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The information contained at this site is not a substitute for your physician or therapist. It is intended for educational purposes only - not as a guide to self-diagnosis. A proper diagnosis and assessment must be performed by a mental health professional trained in each area.