Hello PEAS members and guests. I am a MFT (Marriage & Family Therapist) and I have worked with quite a few people who have issues with food. It seems to me, the most annoying thing people who have issues with food hate, are other people trying to get them to try new foods or say they dealt with it too and can "fix" them. What I have come to learn, is it's not always something to fix. If you're a picky eater, its something you deal with everyday and you might eat other foods but it's not really a decision to make, it's usually something you're fighting with inside yourself daily and you don't need or want others to "help" you. You are fine the way you are, and it's the texture or smells of food that turns you off to that food.
I think I understand the life of a picky eater and you're eating to live, not living to eat like so so many of our fellow Americans who are over eaters do everyday. Please try to take good care of yourself, that's the most important thing. Vitamins and supplements may be helpful, that's what some of my clients have tried to do to help themselves.
Like I said, I know little about being a picky eater since I'm not one, but I think I might have a little insight into what it might be like since I've worked with many in my practice. I will delve into your web site and check out more and learn more so I can be more sensitive to the picky eaters I work with and I meet. Thank you for finding this web site and I will refer my clients if they would like to learn more and find other people with similar issues.