does anyone on here have arfid?

@pokemelon mac and cheese is a awesome meal, all recipes pretty similar and i like that ! the most embarrassing for me is probably asking for things to be removed😓 its also tricky with peoples home cooked meals because i dont want to be rude, but i usually know when i wont like something by the look of it, but im trying to unlearn that

@OutstandingCutieDisorder Yes 🙌🏼 that’s what really helped me. I pretty much had to learn how to eat again

@OutstandingCutieDisorder i had an old therapist tell me pretend to be an alien seeing food for the first time! like, inspect the food visually first like you dont know what it is, then taste it like youve never tasted similar. it worked for sure but eventually i became a scared and avoidant alien too 😅

@Andrew Escobar lol i domt really know how to describe it, but it feels like i can tatse in colour and green i dont like. examples are green things like lettuce and kale tatse green, but non green things like corn and strawberries do too. i just think i dont like the earthy tatse :( i also do mot like seeds!! like to eat a strawberry i would want it de-seeded. its just a texture thing, more than two is too much usually, and also i domt like that fruits aren’t consistent, like you dont know what one will have a different texture because they’re naturally flawed 😓

@bee ! Ooohhhh okay okay I think I see what you mean. Have you tried star fruit? I've only had it a couple of times but it's pretty good! It has a nice crunch everytime. Honestly it's been a while so I don't recall exactly what it tasted like but I remember it being more on the sour side, like a sour candy. Mushrooms could be good as well! I personally like them sauteed, but that depends on your preferences.

@Anxiousashley what has helped you the most? what kind of exposure do you do? :) i dont think ill ever beat it fully but the goal id just to expand my pallet but i dont like eating things i just dont enjoy! i feel like most people dont but for me its really distressing and ruins food for me sometimes

@bee ! So mine was a little different in the fact that my OCD created ARFID bc I would have intrusive thoughts about foods I did like for example: “what if i actually think this is disgusting and it causes me to throw up?” Also it would trigger a gag reflex making it even harder to eat. At the time I would use every meal as an opportunity to do exposure. The exposure tool where u monitor your distress level on here was very helpful. I also had a very supportive partner at the time who helped me through every step. Having nonjudgmental supportive friends and family is very helpful as well. It does get better ❤️‍🩹