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Self-Test: Do I Have Anorexia ?

Obviously, I can't really tell you whether or not you have Anorexia, I cannot diagnose it for you. And of course, deep inside, you probably already know. Still, I decided to include this, to give you a general idea. It's a combination between my own experiences and other self-tests I found on the Web. Like every self-test, this is quite simple: how many of these statements are true for you? The more are true, the greater the more likely it is that you have Anorexia...

I weigh myself almost every day
Being hungry makes me feel strong and triumphant
I am tired a lot
When I compare how I look to others, I always think I am the fattest of all
I am underweight
I avoid certain foods that I think will make me fat
I don't exercise for fun, but to compensate for what I've eaten and to lose weight
When I don't eat, I feel in control
I feel ugly
I choose low calorie and low-fat foods whenever I can, instead of what I like
My weight pretty much determines my mood
I compare what I eat to what others eat
When I feel I've eaten too much I feel guilty
I count the calories of what I eat and drink
Thinking about gaining weight scares me
I don't eat when I'm hungry
I avoid or skip meals
I drink a lot so I won't feel hungry
I feel fat
I tell others I already ate when that's not true
I feel worthless and stupid
I get angry and upset with myself for eating more than I planned
I get dizzy
I have a strict meal plan, I plan ahead what I will eat
I don't get my periods (anymore)
Sometimes I throw up after I eat
I have lost weight
I have specific eating habits (eg. cutting my food into very small pieces, only eating what I've cooked myself, eating extremely slowly, eating only half of everything...)
I have trouble concentrating
I'm afraid others think of me as fat
I know how many calories most of what I eat has
I have trouble sleeping
When I feel forced to eat more than I planned to, I panic
When I feel bad, thinking about not eating makes me feel better
I have very little energy
I would rather be dead than fat
I lie about my eating habits because I don't want others to interfere
I feel proud when I eat less than somebody else
Sometimes I lose control and eat a lot of food in a short period of time, without being able to stop myself
I think a lot about what I have eaten so far, what I plan to eat, what I might be forced to eat and what I'd like to eat
I throw away food and pretend to have eaten it
I try to avoid situations where there will be food (eg. a party, going out to dinner...)
I use laxatives or diuretics to lose weight
I want to lose (more) weight
I try to limit what I eat
I'm ashamed of my body
Others have expressed concern about my eating habits or my health