| .*Eating Disorder Survey*. |
| General |
| Age?: | 17 |
| Height?: | 5'2"-5'3'' |
| Weight?: | 102. |
| Lowest Weight?: | 93. |
| Highest Weight?: | 125. |
| What weight do you want to weigh?: | Hmm...always wanted to be 90. |
| What eating disorder do you have?: | Anorexia. |
| In Depth |
| How many calories do you eat in a day, on average?: | Lowest would be none, other than that...I'm not sure like 500? |
| Do you throw up your food on occasion?: | Only when I feel guilty and way too full. |
| Do you want to look like a supermodel/actress?: | Of course. |
| Are you in some sort of extracurricular sport, ie soccer or track?: | No. |
| Has anyone ever teased you about your weight?: | Yeah. |
| Have you ever fasted? If so, for how long?: | I fasted for like one day, but this was in between my recovery and shit. |
| Do you take laxatives to get rid of food/calories?: | No. |
| Are you 'inspired' by models/actresses?: | Yes. |
| Have you ever been hospitalised for your ED?: | No, thank God, if there is one. |
| Have you ever ingested Ipecac to induce vomiting?: | No, but I've wanted to. |
| Have you ever tried to recover from your eating disorder?: | I'm trying right now. |
| Body Image Q's |
| Do you constantly see yourself as fat, even though others say you are not?: | When I was 125, yes I did. But it's not always that you think you're fat, it just that you aren't skinny enough... |
| What part of your body would you change?: | My theighs, my stomch, and my back...I want more bony-ness. |
| On a scale of 1-10, how happy are you with your body?: | Probably like a 5. Half and half. |
| Do you judge your value/merit solely on your weight/body?: | Pretty much. If I'm not weighing a certain amount, I still feel like I'm good enough, even if the reflection in the mirror looks ok. |
| Because of your body apperance/weight, have you become severely depressed?: | Yes. |
| Do you constantly compare your bodies to supermodels/actresses?: | Yes. And friends. |
| Health/Food |
| Do you think you eat healthy enough?: | Yes. |
| Are you morbidly afraid to eat carbs?: | A little bit still. |
| Fat grams?: | Hmm...kinda. |
| Calories?: | Yes, calories still affect me. |
| Are you often tired/fatigued?: | I'm always tired! |
| Do you feel more energised after eating food?: | No. Never...I always feel like I'm about to explode, and then I get groggy. |
| Do you eat meat?: | Yeah, but not alot. |
| Do you eat your food in a certain way? ie cut it up into small pieces, etc.: | Yeah, I take a bite of everything and then start over with the first bite. |
| Do people tell you you look sick or famished?: | Yes, all the time. |
| Have you ever thrown up blood?: | No, thank God. |
| Is your heart bpm above 49?: | I don't know. |
| Do you have fainting spells from lack of eating?: | Well, I developed hypoglycemia from not eating and I did have really bad dizzy spells when I didn't eat. And my heart used to flutter alot. |
| Other Stuff |
| Do you think the media is at fault for the prevalence of eating disorders?: | It's really hard to say. I think that some of deals with how you were raised, what you've been through, how much other people's opinion of you matters, and the media plays a small part for most anorexic girls that I know. |
| What's your opinion of Pro-Ana?: | I think that there are two groups of pro-ana. There's the group that is stupid and encourages anorexia and bulimia and EDNOS. Then there's the group that I support, and that is the one with the people who coalesce together to help eachother along in this disease that is so hard to get over. |
| Do you have any other mental disorders? ie Bipolar, BDD, etc.: | SAD(seasonal affective disorder), um Depression, Borderline Personality Disorder, atleast I think I have that one. |
| What's your favourite food to eat?: | Chinese food. |
| Favourite drink?: | Diet drinks, coffee, and water. |
| Do you often wish you didn't have an ED?: | Yes, and sometimes, I wish I could go back. |
| Do you want to recover?: | Yeah, I do. |
