Eating Disorders Self-Help
How do you know if you have an eating disorder? This is a difficult and complex question to answer because signs, symptoms, and feelings can be very different from individual to individual. Below are a few screening tools that may help you determine if your eating is healthy or not.
Screening Tools
Online screening for Eating Disorders - The Keyword is "gators":
https://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/screening/loginpage.asp
Take the Eating Attitudes Test:
http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Eating_Disorders/
concernedcounseling/eat/
Websites
www.nourishingconnections.com/
Information and tools for healthy eating without dieting
www.something-fishy.org
Renowned site for eating disorders info, how to help a friend, self-help, on-line support, and more.
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Information on eating disorders, treatment and research advocacy, parent and family network, and resources and referrals.
www.bodypositive.com
Tools and information for building a positive body image and achieving health at any size.
www.campusblues.com/healthy_eating.asp
Student focused site about eating disorders and health consequences, tools for boosting body image, and tips for helping a friend or yourself.
www.anred.com/toc.html
Information and statistics regarding eating disorders, including special sections for athletes and men. Also contains a frequently asked question section.
www.4women.gov/bodyimage/index.cfm
Covers body image, healthy eating, staying physically active, cosmetic surgery, eating disorders and women's health.
www.gurze.com
On-line catalog of books, videos, newsletters and eating disorder treatment facilities.
www.about-face.org
Site dedicated to promoting positive self-esteem through media education, outreach, and activism.
www.talentdevelop.com/bodyimage.html
Celebrities' tales of their experiences with body image.
Books
Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery
by Lindsey Hall and Monica Ostroff
Bulimia: A Guide to Recovery
by Lindsey Hall and Leigh Cohn
The Body Betrayed
by Kathryn J. Zerbe
Breaking Free from Emotional Eating
By Geneen Roth
Daily Affirmations
By Susan Ward
The Rules of "Normal" Eating
By Karen R. Koenig
Intuitive Eating
By Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
Eating Mindfully
By Susan Albers
Feeling Good About the Way You Look
By Sabine Wilhelm
Bodylove
By Rita Freedman
Self Esteem Comes in All Sizes
By Carol A. Johnson
Honey Does This Make My Butt Look Big?
By Linda Hanich
Regaining Your Self
By Ira M. Sacker with Sheila Buff
Life Without Ed
By Jenni Schaefer with Thom Rutledge
Next to Nothing
By Carrie Arnold with B. Timothy Walsh
You Are Not Alone
By Andrea Roe
Body Wars
By Margo Maine
For more books please visit www.gurze.com
