Eating Disorder Test: restriction, bingeing, body image

This interactive test covers eating, rules, appetite, impulses, control, the body, appearance, comparison, exposure, physical activity, relief, tension, commitments and readiness to change. What the test asks, for example Eating If you refuse to put certain foods on your plate, such as bread, cheese or dessert. If you order a dessert at a restaurant when you feel like it, with no rule to follow. Rules If you set yourself an amount not to exceed on your plate, even when you are still hungry. If you serve yourself with the ladle, without going through the kitchen scale. Appetite If you finish the dish even when your hunger has been gone for a while. If, during a meal, you put your fork down to feel whether you are still hungry before carrying on. Impulses If, once the packet of biscuits is open, you finish it before leaving the room. If you leave half the plate when you are no longer hungry, even if it tastes good. Control If you log the calories of every food in an app before eating it. If you eat your meals at the usual times of day, without trying to push them back or skip them. The body If you pinch the skin on your stomach or measure around your thigh with a tape measure. If you get dressed in the morning by checking whether you like the outfit, and leave it at that. Appearance If you choose loose clothes in the morning so that your figure shows less. If, when someone tells you an outfit suits you, you say thank you without correcting them. Comparison If people tell you that you have lost weight and, in the mirror, you find your figure bigger than before. If, on the beach, you look at your body without comparing it to the bodies around you. Exposure If you turn down an outing to the pool to avoid being seen in a swimsuit. If you go swimming because it relaxes you, not to erase your lunch. Physical activity If you run for longer in the evening to burn off what you ate at lunch. If a big meal does not make you add a workout during the week. Relief If, when tension builds at the end of the day, you eat a lot and fast to bring it down. If, after a difficult day, you call someone or go out for a walk. Tension If, when you cannot make up for it with exercise, you think about it until bedtime. If, after a big meal, you settle on the sofa without trying to erase it. Commitments If you turn down a restaurant invitation for fear of not controlling what will be on the plate. If you finish a plate of pasta at a restaurant without thinking about it again afterwards. Readiness to change If what you have just described weighs on your daily life. If you want to change the way you function day to day.