Sadly-ARFID

Experiences and rants about ARFID because it sucks 😕

[sadlyarfid]

I was asked to write a list of things I eat and I couldn’t think of anything. Not a single thing. It took me a week to compile the list because the foods I eat without (or very little) difficulty are foods only available so often so it’s hard for me to remember.

[sadlyarfid]

Who doesn’t love some good old food trauma

I remember my parents getting really angry when I didn’t finish everything off my plate and would threaten me until I finished (I used to hide the food in my napkin) because if I ate one of the foods on my plate it would disgust me so bad I would throw it right back up. To this day I despise even the mention of that food and if it’s at a dinner or thanksgiving or something I have a panic attack

[sadlyarfid]

“eat this or else”

My parents used to threaten me when I don’t want to eat everything off my plate. Just the thought of creamed corn makes me sick and when I refused to eat a couple years ago, I was forced to sit at the table until I did. I wasn’t allowed to get up out of my chair until I ate it. I literally cried and begged but they simply simply washed the dishes. To this day I can’t even say some foods because the memories of it back

[sadlyarfid]

Dinner

Dinner is the only meal I’ll actually eat- most of my safe foods fit in this category. But even so having chicken every single night isn’t an option for my family so I get nauseous every night when we eat

I could literally eat the same food for an entire month without getting sick of it but my dad can’t stand having same meal twice in one week

[hungersignals]

here’s a little tip i’ve learned over the years: now that i know how to cook, i usually cook a separate meal for myself. it can be kind of stressful in my family’s tiny kitchen, but we make it work.

meals are never worth skipping, even if it’s something like crackers and cheese.

[sadlyarfid]

Thanks. I’ll try that- I’m sure my family couldn’t complain if I made it myself.

[sadlyarfid]

Dinner

Dinner is the only meal I’ll actually eat- most of my safe foods fit in this category. But even so having chicken every single night isn’t an option for my family so I get nauseous every night when we eat

I could literally eat the same food for an entire month without getting sick of it but my dad can’t stand having same meal twice in one week

[sadlyarfid]

Lunch

I either completely forget to eat lunch or will eat something bland like a breadstick cause my school always seems to have those and no other of my ‘safe foods’ and my mom won’t buy lunch for me from home

So basically lunch is usually either A) a snack or B) nonexistent

[sadlyarfid]

Breakfast

I absolutely positively hate breakfast foods and almost never eat breakfast (and if so it’s not even a breakfast food, often a protein bar) and when someone eats the food around me I get nauseous.

[sadlyarfid]

Most of the stuff I have uncrossed is stuff I’ll eat but only specifically on things or from specific places. Like I’ll only mayo on fried chicken sandwiches, or only snow crab legs, or even just a specific brand of peanut butter

[achingarfid]

Lol when you go through the day without eating bc you completely forgot bc you rarely feel hunger bc food is nearly irrelevant to you. Ha ha. Ha

[sadlyarfid]

Happens literally all the time... yay

[sadlyarfid]

I read an article about how people with ARFID have a higher chance of have a cooccuring anxiety disorder which is kind of ironic seeing as I have an anxiety

[sadlyarfid]

I have a list of food I’ll eat for my family and I like just know realized I made a safe food list before I even knew I had ARFID so that’s great

And it’s like five things that I’ll eat

[sadlyarfid]

I have anemia and like at least two other deficiencies even though I take iron pills and stuff to help 😕

[sadlyarfid]

My sister was the one that told me I might have an eating disorder in the first place but my parents refused to take me to the doctor or anyplace cause I’m ‘just picky’

[sadlyarfid]

People think I’m vegetarian all the time because I can’t stand any meats other than chicken and even then some chicken I can’t eat

[sadlyarfid]

I always am so worried about going to friend’s houses cause they never have food I’ll eat- I’ll literally pretend I’m not hungry or sick because I am disgusted by the food