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// eating disorders
as someone with ARFID, its nice to see a thread like this and i wanna add my own experiences with this disorder since so many people just simply have no idea it exists because it either 1) doesnt apply to them or 2) it DOES apply to them and theres not— https://twitter.com/ilovevladimir/status/1331090002747461633">https://twitter.com/ilovevlad...
as someone with ARFID, its nice to see a thread like this and i wanna add my own experiences with this disorder since so many people just simply have no idea it exists because it either 1) doesnt apply to them or 2) it DOES apply to them and theres not— https://twitter.com/ilovevladimir/status/1331090002747461633">https://twitter.com/ilovevlad...
// eating disorders
—enough education about it so a lot of people go a big part of their lives thinking they’re just a picky eater. that was the case for me.
—enough education about it so a lot of people go a big part of their lives thinking they’re just a picky eater. that was the case for me.
// eating disorders
i’ve always been labeled as a picky eater ever since my early childhood and i never thought much of it. no one forced me to be different and i lived in my own little shell until my teenage years when my disorder started to worsen significantly.
i’ve always been labeled as a picky eater ever since my early childhood and i never thought much of it. no one forced me to be different and i lived in my own little shell until my teenage years when my disorder started to worsen significantly.
// eating disorders , nausea
in my teenage years, suddenly i started feeling pressure on myself to try new things by my dad and the thought of it frightened me to the point of genuine nausea and physical sickness.
in my teenage years, suddenly i started feeling pressure on myself to try new things by my dad and the thought of it frightened me to the point of genuine nausea and physical sickness.
// eating disorders , nausea
often, people with ARFID will have “comfort foods” or “safe foods” (at least its the case for me!) which are foods that are deemed “safe” to eat in the idea that they wont make you extremely emotionally upset or physically nauseous.
often, people with ARFID will have “comfort foods” or “safe foods” (at least its the case for me!) which are foods that are deemed “safe” to eat in the idea that they wont make you extremely emotionally upset or physically nauseous.
// eating disorders , vomit
when i was pushed out of my food comfort zone, i became physically sick for weeks, practically vomiting every morning and being unable to get out of bed. the simple idea of food gave me the worst anxiety ever, so i avoided and restricted it
when i was pushed out of my food comfort zone, i became physically sick for weeks, practically vomiting every morning and being unable to get out of bed. the simple idea of food gave me the worst anxiety ever, so i avoided and restricted it
// eating disorders
eating felt like a chore to me so i stopped. i was tired of constantly thinking about what food would make me feel nauseous and what food was safe, so i stopped, and eventually since i felt so sick all the time, i lot my appetite too
eating felt like a chore to me so i stopped. i was tired of constantly thinking about what food would make me feel nauseous and what food was safe, so i stopped, and eventually since i felt so sick all the time, i lot my appetite too
// eating disorders , weight , body image
i never cared about my weight, it wasn’t an issue to me, the food however, was. i began losing massive amounts of weight to the point where it became concerning to my family. i could barely get out of bed from fatigue.
i never cared about my weight, it wasn’t an issue to me, the food however, was. i began losing massive amounts of weight to the point where it became concerning to my family. i could barely get out of bed from fatigue.
// eating disorders , weight
i became underweight extremely fast, over the course of a few months. i didnt want to move anymore and i didnt want to talk to people because my body didnt have the energy it needed due to lack of food.
i became underweight extremely fast, over the course of a few months. i didnt want to move anymore and i didnt want to talk to people because my body didnt have the energy it needed due to lack of food.
// eating disorders
i very obviously had a problem with the food and not my weight, and my mom noticed too. i am lucky since my mom has been one of my biggest supporters, but not everyone has that support, please be kind and patient with ppl with ARFID. we are trying our best.
i very obviously had a problem with the food and not my weight, and my mom noticed too. i am lucky since my mom has been one of my biggest supporters, but not everyone has that support, please be kind and patient with ppl with ARFID. we are trying our best.
// eating disorders
for me, food became a chore so i avoided it, however, i had always had an issue with the texture, taste, smell, look, etc. of food, which was also a huge reason why i started to avoid it as well. everyone has their reasons.
for me, food became a chore so i avoided it, however, i had always had an issue with the texture, taste, smell, look, etc. of food, which was also a huge reason why i started to avoid it as well. everyone has their reasons.
// eating disorders
im not saying everyone with ARFID has these experiences, but i wanted to share my own in the hopes of it being educational and/or hoping to show the reality of the disorder and that it IS serious and we should be taken seriously.
im not saying everyone with ARFID has these experiences, but i wanted to share my own in the hopes of it being educational and/or hoping to show the reality of the disorder and that it IS serious and we should be taken seriously.
there’s probably a lot of typos bc its early and im a disaster but pls ignore them ahh 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands"> i just thought this thread might be important to make
