Am I a Compulsive Eater?
Answer these questions honestly. This is completely private — no data is collected.
Do you eat when you're not hungry?
Do you hide your eating behavior from others?
Do you overeat and then starve yourself, purge, take laxatives or exercise for hours?
Do you repeatedly promise yourself you will change your eating behavior and then continue it anyway?
Is your weight affecting the way you live your life?
Do you get hungry or refuse to eat when things don't go your way?
Do you get hungry when there doesn't seem to be anything to do?
After you have been frightened or scared about something that has happened, do you find yourself hungry or unable to eat?
When you feel alone do you sometimes use food to get over the feeling?
After an argument with someone, do you lose your appetite or find yourself wanting to eat?
Have you ever found yourself eating two breakfasts, lunches, or dinners because you felt the first one was inadequate?
Do you find yourself planning the next meal before you have finished eating?
When you sit down to a meal, do you find yourself unable to eat or do you eat more than you want to?
Do you ever have a sense of being out of control during a meal?
Have you ever sought outside help to deal with your eating?
Do you ever attempt to hide your binges by eating in secret or alone or in your car?
Have you ever turned to diet pills, alcohol or other drugs in an effort to control your eating or relieve depression or guilt?
Are you obsessed with body image, weight or exercise?
Answer all 18 questions to see your results.
You Are Not Alone
Only you can decide whether compulsive eating is a part of your life. Whatever your answers, you are welcome here.
CEA-HOW is a fellowship of people who understand what it feels like. We share our experience, strength, and hope with each other, one day at a time. You never have to do this alone.