Hi! I finally decided to look up my habits and I came across this. I'm not alone!

First off- I will say that I have a better variety than most. It's not a problem at home.

But my friends tease me and look at me with their mouths agape because of my pickiness and sensitivities. Textures, smells, even sounds of certain foods can make me physically gag.

When I really noticed how big a problem it was was in august- my husband wanted to take me out to a nice dinner to celebrate our anniversiary. He named a few for me and then I secretly started looking at online menus and panicking. I started to cry thinking about it and then I was embarrassed at the overall anxiety attached.

I texted him Begging him to take me to a BBQ place. Nothing spicey or creamy or new or mashed up together....


I would say that it's interfering with my life a bit. I do have diagnosed anxiety and a discussion of OCD has been made, but the strange thing is I have an autistic son with these issues times 1000. We are alike in many ways. I would like to talk to a professional one day and find out more about it but there's a lot of embarrassment about this so reading these other accounts, I am profusely grateful for.