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Do I need help?

Yes or No:

  • I find myself proccupied with food
  • I feel that food controls my life
  • I feel guilty after eating
  • I am obsessed with a desire to be thinner
  • I weigh myself several times each day
  • I tend to eat when I am nervous, lonely, anxious or depressed
  • I don't know when I am physically hungry
  • I exercise too much or get very rigid about my exercise routine
  • I often feel bloated or uncomfortable after meals
  • I go on eating binges and cannot stop eating until I feel sick or I vomit
If you answer yes to one or more of the above statements, you may benefit from individual or group support.   We welcome your call or e-mail.

Types of eating disorders

Eating disorders can occur at any age for both men and women. Family structure, major life stresses, losses, and social pressures to be thin can influence eating behaviors.
 
Anorexia
Self starvation through unhealthy ways of loosing weight. You may fear gaining weight and diet and exercise excessively. You may think you are overweight even though you are normal or underweight for your height.
 
Bulimia
A pattern of binge eating and purging. You may eat large amounts of food in a short period of time and try getting rid of the food or calories by vomiting, using laxatives, and/or compulsively exercising.
 
Compulsive Eating
Feeling out of control with your eating. You may have tried many diets, lost and regained the weight back. You may eat for reasons other than physical hunger, such as feelings of hurt, anger, boredom, or stress.
Site created by Mike Titlebaum REDO: Rochester Eating Disorders Organization, Rochester, NY