
River of Circle
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Has anyone else here dealt with ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)? Also known as "picky eater". I have been all my life, and was diagnosed as such. I eat hamburgers plain (just meat and bread), the only vegetable I'll eat is potatoes, the list goes on and on. There is a very small set of foods that I will eat. The thought of eating any other type of vegetable horrifies me, even the smell of them repulses me.
I was always skinny as a child, and frustrated my mother to no end. She took me to a doctor when I was about 6 or 7 because I was so thin, and the doctor basically just said "he'll eat when he gets hungry". My wife eats just about anything, so of course me being the opposite drives her crazy.
Being invited to someone's home for a meal terrifies me because of the unknown. Then I stress about what will be served, so generally just don't accept dinner invitations unless it's stated up front what the menu will be. I talked with my therapist about it and she feels it may be due to the physical abuse from my father (it was severe), and that eating just known foods was a way of clinging to some stability. Anyone else?
I was always skinny as a child, and frustrated my mother to no end. She took me to a doctor when I was about 6 or 7 because I was so thin, and the doctor basically just said "he'll eat when he gets hungry". My wife eats just about anything, so of course me being the opposite drives her crazy.
Being invited to someone's home for a meal terrifies me because of the unknown. Then I stress about what will be served, so generally just don't accept dinner invitations unless it's stated up front what the menu will be. I talked with my therapist about it and she feels it may be due to the physical abuse from my father (it was severe), and that eating just known foods was a way of clinging to some stability. Anyone else?