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Anorexia/Bulimia

Dramatic weight loss in a relatively short period of time.
Wearing big or baggy clothes or dressing in layers to hide body shape and/or weight loss.
Obsession with weight and complaining of weight problems (even if "average" weight or thin).
Obsession with calories and fat content of foods.
Obsession with continuous exercise.
Frequent trips to the bathroom immediately following meals (sometimes accompanied with water running in the bathroom for a long period of time to hide the sound of vomiting).
Visible food restriction and self-starvation.
Visible binging and/or purging.
Use or hiding use of diet pills, laxatives, ipecac syrup (can cause immediate death!) or enemas.
Isolation. Fear of eating around and with others.
Unusual Food rituals such as shifting the food around on the plate to look eaten; cutting food into tiny pieces; making sure the fork avoids contact with the lips (using teeth to scrap food off the fork or spoon); chewing food and spitting it out, but not swallowing; dropping food into napkin on lap to later throw away.
Hiding food in strange places (closets, cabinets, suitcases, under the bed) to avoid eating (Anorexia) or to eat at a later time (Bulimia).
Flushing uneaten food down the toilet (can cause sewage problems).
Vague or secretive eating patterns.
Pre-occupied thoughts of food, weight and cooking.
Visiting websites that promote unhealthy ways to lose weight.
Reading books about weight loss and eating disorders.
Self-defeating statements after food consumption.
Hair loss. Pale or "gray" appearance to the skin.
Dizziness and headaches.
Frequent soar throats and/or swollen glands.
Low self-esteem. Feeling worthless. Often putting themselves down and complaining of being "too stupid" or "too fat" and saying they don't matter. Need for acceptance and approval from others.
Complaints of often feeling cold.
Low blood pressure.
Loss of menstrual cycle.
Constipation or incontinence.
Bruised or calluses knuckles; bloodshot or bleeding in the eyes; light bruising under the eyes and on the cheeks.
Perfectionist personality.
Loss of sexual desire or promiscuous relations.
Mood swings. Depression. Fatigue.
Insomnia. Poor sleeping habits

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Did You know…

~Eating Disorders affect 5 - 10 millions Americans and 70 million individuals worldwide.

~Approximately 1 million males have an eating disorder.

~Time Magazine reports that 80% of all children have been on a diet by the time that they have reached the fourth grade.

~15% of young women have substantially disordered eating attitudes and behaviors.

~2 out of 5 women and 1 out of 5 men would trade 3 to 5 years of their life to achieve their goal body weight.

~f today’s mannequins were actual human women, based on theoretical body fat percentages, they would probably cease to menstruate.

~The mortality rate for anorexia is higher than for any other psychological disorder. In fact, it’s the number one cause of death among young women. Five to ten percent of anorexics die within ten years of onset, 18-20 percent die within twenty years of onset, and only 50 percent report ever being cured.

~Men constitute as many as 40% of those exhibiting Binge Eating Disorder.

~42% of 1st-3rd grade girls want to be thinner

Worried you may have a ED

Be advised these are not a diagnoses just something to give you idea if you may need help.

Eating Disorder Quizes

http://quizilla.com/users/opencore/quizzes/Do%20You%20have%20an%20eating%20disorder?/

http://www.caringonline.com/eatdis/misc/edtest.htm

http://www.anred.com/slf_tst.html

http://monmouthpsych.com/EatingDisorderTest/test.txt

http://www.mirror-mirror.org/edtest.htm http://river-centre.org/cgi-bin/test.cfm

Bulimia Test

http://www.psych-net.org/test/bulimia-test.html

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