Welcome! I'm Tatiana Marie, a software engineer who decided not to use her degree. Instead, I set out to empower people like you to be your own boss.
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I have ARFID too. I was nodding my head a lot listening to you. Our life experiences seem very similar. My very first job was a subway. I had to wash the dishes. Gosh. It was so awful. Touching the wet food while trying to wash it down would make me nauseous! Even thinking about it right now made my gag reflex go!
I feel you. I have it but in germany it's not registered so I can't get a proper diagnose here. I lives with it my whole life and everyone told me I'm just picky but often I had to swallow when I tried and I was afraid to throw up. The texture is my biggest problem. Once I visited a doctor and I was told to just eat it. Thanks for that.....
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There are three/four major types of ARFID, 1) being able to eat enough volume but lacking in nutriton quality (these people tend to have normal to higher BMI), 2) having food trauma that restricts the persons eating (getting sick, allergies, choking) and this often leads to lessened volume and often variety of food, 3) having food aversions like textures, flavors, colors (these aversions overlap with #2) and 4) having an overall lack of interest in food, seeing food as a waste of time or getting full very easily or lacking hunger cues. I have multiple types of ARFID and you can have all of them at once and i have met multiple people in my life who have ARFID and i definitely agree that it is an eating/feeding disorder that needs more representation. Also it being known that it is a feeding disorder that can over lap with other eating disorder. Most people i met are actively foghting themselves to get themselves to eat, unlike other eating disorders. But yeah! Thank you for putting you voice out there and sharing!
I’m 33 and pretty certain this is the answer to why I’m so “picky” with food. I struggle with textures, introducing new foods is anxiety inducing. The current range of food I can eat is so limited. There’s things I enjoy the taste of, but just cannot handle the texture and my body reacts. If I go out to eat I get incredibly anxious about how others interpret my pickiness, I literally tell them “please don’t tease me because I’m so picky,” because it’s what I’m sort of used to, and most of the time I’ll pull out of plans rather than deal with possibly not even finding something on the menu I can eat. I hate washing up, and thankfully that’s a chore I passed to my boyfriend when we moved in together. I cannot handle the soggy gross food chunks and grits and oils, it’s a sensory overload. It’s so hard to cook though, I don’t mind cooking what he wants for him; and usually I’ll just have something I like. But we don’t eat much variety as a result and I hate that he’s restricted because I can’t try new things. Vegetables? Salad? What’s that? If I eat any vegetables I can manage some corn, peas and broccoli, but not much. I used to love mashed potato, but as the years have gone on, I struggle with even that now, if the texture isn’t just right, I can’t stomach it, cannot have lumps in my mash! I think I need a chat with a doctor. Thankyou for this video.
Hmm 🤔 you are not the only one who dislikes lumps in their mashed potatoes. and I never have airplane food because I dislike its taste and or texture if it has sharp mustard I can't have it. I really dislike certain slells and will get nausea from them, like average smells of vanilla or certain fruits.. Im always sensible to how something is cooked and how hot it is and I don't get the idea of having a cold soup like gazpacho...do I have arfid?
Are you still able to eat new foods? Did the treatment last long term? That's nothing short of miraculous if so. As you could guess I have ARFID and it's really really bad for me where I'm only eating two foods now. So, if that works I can't imagine what a miracle that would be. I'm so happy for you regardless to have had that success against such an insidious disorder.
I only eat 4-5 kind of meals.. The noodles that i made, and two specific kind of rice, and grabe leaves or just its rice.. And some kind of chips and candy So it's really hard to eat the same things every day and when I can't order food or tired to cook i might stay hungry all the day I love cucumber and tomatos but only with noodles, and i only drink green juice and I'm too lazy to prepare it at home and it's hard to get it from out side.. The doctor that I went to said " do you vomits when you eat other food" i said no, "then eat!!" he replied. I was really upset that he was laughing when I said it's mental thing it's not that easy but he didn't believe me, i hate food it's just making me suffer
thank you so much for sharing your experience. I was diagnosed with arfid in 2016 when I was a teen and haven't had proper treatment. Its seriously limited my life in so many ways and made dating difficult, and im afraid of it causing long term health problems. Im 23 now, diagnosed at 16, it is super embarrassing. I remember before I was diagnosed I attempted unaliving once because I thought I was the only person suffering like this and I couldn't imagine ever recovering. I still have yet to seek recovery, im honestly really scared. I think im mostly scared of failure, of never over coming this disorder. I just want a normal healthy life where I don't feel controlled by my ED, I want to be in control of what I put in my body for the purpose of living a healthy life. I feel like if I don't get treatment that works, I might die early as a result of malnutrition. It seriously is scary. Its not funny, it seriously feels sincerely debilitating for me personally.
I don’t know if I have arfid but omg I relate so much like when I go to sleepovers it stresses me out cuz i know im not gonna eat anything or going to restaurants if they don’t have pasta I won’t eat anything😭
I've had ARFID all my life. It got much better after a particularly bad time when i was 16 and had this terrible fear of choking for months. I went to therapy until I went off for college, but being alone let me explore food on my own terms. Now, I eat sushi like candy. I still have problems with food, but not as bad as before. Fish and chicken are safe, but not red meat, etc. My new thing is I'm going to be 30 this year, and trying to get pregnant, so I have to be good for my future children.
I just watched your first ARFID video and it's so accurate to what I think I've always experienced (not to mention that I am Colombian too!) I'm extremely anxious when it comes to food due to emetophobia and a fear of choking. I don't trust someone else's cooking, I'm very weary of expiration dates and left overs, and if I don't know a restaurant's review score, I probably won't eat there. It's definitely exhausting. I know your hypnotherapy was more focused towards trying new foods, but did it happen to help with your fear of vomiting by any chance?
I recently ran across this "new to me" ARFID word. I instantly self diagnosed myself. Watching your video hit so many areas I was like and still like in others. Dishes for example. Until I worked a fast food restaurant, I couldn't stand to touch dirty dish water. According to my parents, I ate everything up until a certain age and then became finicky. To cut this long story that is just like yours, I am 62 and not going to attempt a change now as I have always been healthy regardless of not eating veggies, etc. Red meat, bread, pizza, junk and more junk. Good luck for you.
Recently started treatment, Ive been down and felt like giving up.. I too dont eat veggies + fruits. These videos make me feel less alone and seen! Thank you <333
I’m so happy this worked for you! Did it do anything to help with your dislike of doing dishes? Also, random, but did you happen to have a fear of animals too?
Hi Kimberly! Great question. I would say it helped some but it didn't take my dislike of doing the dishes completely away. I think that's also tied to my OCD so that's probably why. And no, I never had a fear of animals. Moreso, I hated cleaning up after them, more specifically their feces, but I wasn't scared of them. Hope that helps!
Im 34 year old man. Arfid my whole life. Our brain thoughts are identical, the anxiety around everything to do with food is unreal and completely unavoidable. Even something as small as washing the dishes can spark serious anxiety. Warm food, texture and smells is what I struggle with particularly and they are everywhere and take part in some way in every type of social event which again sparks serious anxiety. From going out for meals, party's, weddings even to shopping centres. The fear of smelling something and gagging and being judged for not eating is unexplainable. As a result going anywhere always comes with serious anxiety. My diet is more restricted, I can only eat crisps, chocolate, sweets, dry toast, jam sandwichs but it had to be a specific type and brand of bread and I can only eat the middle few slices due to texture problems 🤦🏻♂️, bananna yoghurt and pastry type buns. That's it. No meat or hot meals or vegetables or anything that your basically suppose to eat for a healthy diet. It's absolute torture. Iv severe dental problems as a result of only being able to eat high sugary foods my whole life. Iv had 124 dental appointments in 10 years. Iv serious bowel movement problems and stomach cramps. High blood sugar, headache migraines. Arfid is no joke and is a very serious eating disorder that needs more awareness. Thanks for posting.
It's really a lot more intense than people think and that's why I'm glad we're spreading the word about it. I can imagine your frustration with ARFID. I hope you're able to find a helpful treatment soon because I know the feeling all too well. Rooting for you!
