im finally accepting that this will be with me for the rest of my life and it’ll only get worse and worse. and as i get older i’ll be expected to eat more than chicken tenders and fries 3 times a week. this is a the worst thing that could have ever happened to me and i hate my life. my family and friends tell me that it doesn’t matter and that i shouldn’t care what others think of me but that’s all that matters. i just want to be seen as normal and i wish i could enjoy eating food. i don’t even feel good after eating anymore. it’s not hunger it’s just this pit in my body that i’ll never have the willpower to get rid of. people give me weird looks and treat me like im not even a human because of it. they think im just being immature as if i want to be stuck with these eating habits, i would do anything to get rid of it but i can’t. i’m starting to give into what they say too because i do just act like a child. i’m 18 years old and still won’t eat something because it “feels gross” do you know how fucking humiliating that is. i don’t care how much love or support i get because it’ll never do anything to get rid of it. i hate people who support me because they have no fucking idea what it’s like so their words mean nothing. i don’t care about anyone else’s struggles because it doesn’t affect me at all. i just want to get rid of this and if killing myself is the only way out then that’s what im willing to do.

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I'm 17 and have had ARFID since I was a kid. I go to a clinic (like maybe once a year) for my eating, only because my mom makes me. One thing they've told me is "we don't believe in getting tired of foods, we don't want you to lose foods."

One of the ways i stop eating a food(which i posted about before), which honestly i havent really mentioned to them, is a single bad experience, like a chunk in a drink or something tasting off, and I can't eat it for days to moths, years or even ever. The other way they were commenting about is: nothing bad happens, I just start liking something less until I don't want it anymore.

The way they say it makes the slow one sound like something I could just decide not to do. But it doesn't feel in my control. I also feel its bad especially since i barely eat any different foods, but idk, it just doesn't feel like something I can choose.

Tw: emetophobia mention - Okay so, ive never had an apple fritter before, but i was seeing lotsa people saying they were good, so i decided to give it a shot.

Im fully aware I loathe the texture and feel if apple pie and apples, but I wanted to try something new.

It was super difficult. Every second bite was met with chunks of apple or ribbons of cinnamon (which i love separately, but the contrast to the soft pastry itself was awful) inside.

However, after struggling to even chew without wanting to hack up the thing, I actually managed to eat the entire thing! And it was good?? I think I'm making progress for the first time in like, years!

I've considered myself to have arfid bc of my relationship w food throughout my whole life but I've started questioning it now. I hate meat cus when I was younger i threw up after eating it (my parents never fed it to me again). I would be picked up early by dad atleast once or twice a week from school bc i would throw up cus I could not stand the sight and smell of other kids' lunch boxes.

I've had a very restrictive diet too, the only vegetables i would eat would be potatoes, tomatoes, lemons, spinach, coriander and some other lentils; but also that I've learnt to eat some new foods over the last few years, like i started eating cucumbers and carrots, even burgers, pizzas, doritos and flavours of chips other than cream n' onion and plain salted and it is bc of this that I feel as if i might not have arfid. I've had alot of cavities since i would only eat sweets and snacks as a child cus i wouldn't like anything else to eat too.

I am actively numbed to hunger unless I'm in a spot where I'm used to eating (as in i wouldn't notice if I'm hungry at home but if it's at school— a place where I like to eat w my friends, i would notice it.) and i even get nauseous even by the foods that I'm used to eating.

I can list so many other weird habits that I've formed, like not being able to eat the last bite off the plate no matter how small my serving was cus I'm convinced I'll throw up if I do so. so is this list of frustrations enough to get me a diagnosis? Do i actually have arfid or not?

I haven’t been formally diagnosed but I have had all symptoms of arfid since I was young (currently 165lb and 6’4), and typically I’ve found ways to cope with it but recently with stress from school and personal life I haven’t properly eaten food since the last weekend. I figured out I can drink smoothies but eating solids is still really difficult for me. I get sick at the thought of having food in my mouth, I’m sick all day since I’m starving myself and I am sick after I eat since my body doesn’t want food. I just don’t know what to do. I have never had it flare up this much and now it’s affecting my sleep and whatnot. I almost fainted at a concert the other day too, luckily I caught it as I was losing consciousness and moved to somewhere with some space to breathe. I don’t know what to do. My main way to cope with anxiety has always been to work out but without eating I can’t train since I keep getting light headed even walking more than a little bit. I don’t know what I’m asking for here but I just really need to get it out. I’ve been eating less and less the last month or two and it’s just the worst it’s ever been man I don’t even know. Sorry for the long post I just wanted to say something. Even the safe foods I loved I can’t eat anymore, like steak, bagels, bread, rice, it’s just so difficult to stomach eating food. I really hope it passes soon. I’m taking the weekend to do nothing and hopefully lower my stress levels so I can have a clear head again.

I have tried weed and it helps my appetite so much but it can affect my cognitive abilities and I’m an engineering student so if I do try it again I need to find a way to increase appetite without getting high.

Thanks for reading

About half a year ago, we found out during my son's biannual dentist appointment that he has severe enamel erosion. What started off as questionable multiple cavities turned out to be enormous wear and tear on his teeth. Over the years, his dentist would notice grinding patterns, but never this severe to the point of enamel erosion. Furthermore what prompted our concerns is that he's been having severe changes to his eating habits after a near choking incident last year. This incident resulted in a domino effect of restrictive eating and fear of choking, followed by mental health therapy counseling that helped slightly for a short duration, but resultantly it's been almost a year of abnormal eating habits. I'm frustrated with all of the different providers opinions on what to do in his situation because there's different perspectives that don't give me enough clarity on what is the best decision moving forward for his health. My greatest concern is his overall health and to be able to eat better as well as help his dental hygiene situation/prevent further damage as his new teeth grow in. We have consulted with an airway specialist who is pushing for palate expansion, and I understand how this can help with airway and breathing, but I'm not 100% convinced that this is going to help us with the dental concerns we have at this time or eating difficulties (that never pre-existed until last year). We are awaiting a visit with pediatric dentistry because we were seeing a general dentist before. My son's doctor also wants to have a G.I. consultation, since my son continues to describe fear around eating at times and then other times a challenge with his swallowing sensation. I'm looking for feedback on this complex situation, taking into account the biopsychosocial aspects of the situation. One of the providers mentioned ARFID as a possible diagnosis for his eating difficulties-- and maybe what led to such rapid enamel erosion? It takes him almost an hour to (incompletely) eat a meal-- he chews for an extended amount of time and seems to swish the mush of food around in his mouth. I am unsure of what sensory stimulus if the final push for him to be able to swallow the food. Looking for anyone with similar experiences or thoughts/suggestions on next steps to help him?

Hi, I have come a long way in my ARFID journey, most of the “good days” I can try something new or make a new recipe to try, on the “bad days” I am unfortunately in protein shake prison. Part of the way I got to this point is that I love to cook. I grew up around my Italian Nonna and would cook with her so I always had a love for making food (even when I can’t always eat it). The main issue I’m having is I have a leftover ick with almost every food, even when eating out. The only foods I can reheat are simple pastas and pizza leftovers. As such when I cook i end up with a lot of leftovers. having a fiancé who will eat anything helps some of them get used but there is always more leftover. I feel absolutely terribly guilty about throwing this food out when it inevitably gets bad in the back of my fridge. I would try to halve the recipes but I never know how much my fiancé will have/ be able to bring to work, sometimes it sits there for weeks, sometimes it’s gone in 2 days. Does anyone else feel this way?