Emotional Eating Quiz

Emotional eating quiz: to determine if you are an emotional eater, ask yourself the following questions

1) Do you eat food instead of processing negative or overwhelming emotions?
2) Do you frequently place other people’s needs before your own?
3) Do you find that you consume a lot of food that is high in fat and calories?
4) Do you find that you often eat a lot of food high in refined sugar or salt?
5) Do you have difficulty identifying and processing you emotions?
6) Do you make time to nurture yourself and reduce your stress level in a positive way?
7) Are you self-aware? In other words are your aware of your feelings and your patterns of behavior?
8) Are you satisfied with your life right now?
9) Do you suspect you are an emotional eater?
10) Are your physical and emotional needs being fulfilled?
11) Did your parent’s misinterpret your emotions such as anxiety, anger, and sadness as hunger?

Score

Give yourself two points for each of the following questions you answered yes to (1, 2, 11,)
Give yourself three points for each of the following questions you answered yes to. (3, 4, 5,)
Give yourself 2 points for each of the following you answered no to (6, 8, 10,)

Analysis

If you got a score of a Nine or above this indicate you appear to be struggling with your emotions and may want to consider seeking counseling.
If you got a score of 15 or above, this indicate you seem to have a significant problem with emotional eating and should strongly consider being assessed by a professional to see if you need counseling to assist you.

by Jill Cohen, M.S.W., LCSW

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