Signs & Symptoms of Disordered Eating
The following describes some of the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that characterize eating disorders:
- Overly focused on shape and size
- Responding to emotion by eating or not eating
- Restricting food intake
- Out of control or binge eating
- Purging consumed food (through induced vomiting, use of laxatives/diuretics, over-exercising, fasting)
- Loss of recognition of cues for feeling hungry or full
- Feelings of self-esteem dependent on weight, shape, or size
- Guilt and shame about eating, frequent weight fluctuations
- Depression and moodiness
- Over-exercising in an attempt to control weight
