Am I Fat Quiz with Pictures
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. Before posting or sending a picture of yourself, which response fits best?
I may choose between a few pictures but can post or send one without much distress.
I often retake or edit pictures because I feel uneasy about how my body appears.
I spend a little extra time finding a picture I prefer, then move on.
I take or edit pictures for a very long time, or cannot participate because the distress feels unmanageable.
2. During school, work, or another focused task, how much attention do appearance concerns take?
They may briefly distract me, but I can redirect my attention.
They rarely interfere with my ability to focus on the task.
They repeatedly interrupt concentration or reduce what I can complete.
They make it impossible to function normally for long periods or lead me to leave the setting.
3. How do mirrors or phone-camera previews usually fit into your day?
I sometimes add an extra check when I feel uncertain about my appearance.
I use them for ordinary grooming without repeatedly returning to inspect my body.
I repeatedly check angles or body areas, and stopping is difficult.
Checking or avoiding my reflection consumes a large part of my day or causes intense distress.
4. You are invited to an event where people may take pictures. How do body concerns affect your decision?
I attend if I want to, even if I have a little normal self-consciousness.
I hesitate or adjust what I wear, but usually still participate.
I often avoid the event or stay out of pictures because of distress about my body.
I withdraw from important relationships or activities because being seen feels unbearable.
5. When distress about your body is at its strongest, what best describes its emotional effect?
I feel upset briefly and can use ordinary coping or support to recover.
I do not experience notable emotional distress about my body.
The distress lasts, affects hope or sleep, or makes me feel that I need support.
I think about hurting myself, feel unable to stay safe, or experience an immediate emotional crisis.
6. After seeing a picture in which your body looks larger than expected, what happens to your next meal?
I may delay it or alter it slightly because I feel self-conscious.
I eat according to my usual needs and plans.
I skip the meal or sharply restrict food for much of the day.
I fast for a prolonged period, vomit, misuse laxatives, or use another dangerous method to compensate.
7. After eating more than you intended, which response is closest to yours?
I feel some guilt but do not substantially change my next meals or activities.
I impose strict restriction or exercise rules to make up for it.
I return to my usual eating pattern without trying to erase the meal.
I induce vomiting, misuse medication, fast for a prolonged period, or use another dangerous compensatory behavior.
8. When other people's edited or carefully posed pictures appear online, what tends to happen?
I compare myself sometimes, but the feeling passes fairly quickly.
I frequently compare specific body areas and notice a lasting drop in my mood.
I can usually recognize that the images are selective and continue scrolling without much impact.
Comparison becomes overwhelming or compulsive and disrupts eating, sleep, school, work, or plans.
9. A friend shares a candid group picture that you do not like. What are you most likely to do?
Notice that it is not my favorite picture, then return to the occasion it captured.
Look at it again later and feel mildly self-conscious for a while.
Inspect my body repeatedly or seek reassurance about how I look.
Feel intense distress and urgently demand removal, delete accounts, or avoid people afterward.
10. Across different photos taken on the same day, how do you interpret changes in how your body looks?
I usually recognize that angle, posture, clothing, and lighting can change an image.
I know pictures vary, although an unflattering one may bother me temporarily.
One picture can strongly change my judgment of my body for the rest of the day.
A single picture can make my body feel suddenly unacceptable and trigger panic or drastic action.
11. How do body concerns affect medical appointments, swimming, changing rooms, or other situations where your body may feel visible?
I may feel awkward but can generally attend or participate when needed.
They do not usually prevent me from obtaining care or joining activities I value.
I frequently postpone care or avoid valued activities because of shame or fear of judgment.
I avoid urgent medical care or another essential need because being weighed, examined, or seen feels intolerable.
12. When getting dressed on an ordinary day, which experience is closest to yours?
I choose clothes based mostly on comfort, preference, and what I am doing.
I sometimes change outfits because I feel self-conscious, then continue with my day.
I repeatedly change, conceal my body, or arrive late because of appearance distress.
I miss essential activities or become intensely distressed because no clothing feels tolerable.
13. If you feel unhappy with your appearance, how does that affect exercise?
I may add some activity because of guilt, but I can change the plan if needed.
I exercise mainly according to my interests, routine, rest needs, and physical condition.
I push through exhaustion, illness, or pain because missing exercise feels unacceptable.
I continue despite injury or alarming symptoms, or exercise in a way that puts my immediate safety at risk.
14. In the days before a photographed event, how do appearance concerns influence food or fluid intake?
I keep eating and drinking in a generally flexible, familiar way.
I make a few temporary changes while still eating regular meals and drinking fluids.
I follow rigid rules, cut out many foods, or repeatedly ignore hunger.
I stop eating or drinking for a dangerous length of time or become physically unwell while trying to change my appearance.
15. During restriction, compensatory behavior, or intense exercise, what physical effects have you experienced?
Occasional tiredness or a mild headache that prompts me to rest and eat or drink.
Recurrent dizziness, marked weakness, or difficulty functioning.
None of these effects in connection with changing my body or compensating for food.
Fainting, chest pain, confusion, vomiting blood, or a serious exercise-related injury.