Like many picky eaters, as a small child, I could eat anything and everything! According to my mother, I loved anything that was edible. As I grew older, my list of acceptable foods has grown smaller and smaller. I'm only 16 right now, and my list comprises about a dozen foods and their varieties. Fruits, vegetables, red meats, many kinds of drinks, chocolate, processed meat, and things cooked not to my liking are among some of the things that I cannot tolerate enough to the point of trying them. It has been really painful and difficult at times to see food that looks delicious but I cannot muster the strength to look past my weakness and try. I've always told my mother when she ate a salad that it looks delicious and I wish I could've tried it. Sadly, I could never do it. I'm slowly trying to add things to my list of food, only to have that new group of food become a new part of my selective eating that defines me. There is no escape for me. However, I've accepted the fact that I'm picky and I find it somewhat of a game when I tell other people. They'd ask me questions about foods they'd think I'd like, all the which I'd respond simply with "no" or "if it's made like this". I think my pick eating has some relation with my OCD, but I've never had a doctor evaluate me. I'm really glad to have found this support group though! It's about time I had people relatable to talk to!