PEAS would love to hear from you! Please sign our guestbook (no spamming, we promise!)
wrote on September 27, 2019
at
1:23 pm
Hey I’m Rachel, I’m not really an adult, I’m 16. But I’ve just found this and Ive been reading through it. It’s amazing to see that I’m not alone because my family give me such a hard time about my eating. I was never fed as a child and when I was. I only ate tuna sandwiches. And ever since I’ve had such a hard time with food. I’m so scared to try new things, and if I get told to try something I have panic attacks. And I don’t know what to do!! I want to be like everyone else but I can’t. It’s like something in my brain tells me not to try it because I wouldn’t know what to do if I hated it. I do need an answer if anyone could help me. My family think that I’m a freak and I’ll suffer in the long term but I think I’m normal. (Although it’s really hard to go out to restaurants or peoples houses in case they make something I don’t like) but could someone help me?
Admin Reply by: Bob
Dear Rachel
I would be willing to bet you will outgrow this sometime real soon. You should try things by yourself and not at meal times. I suspect you could be very successful. Being able to eat Tuna fish sandwiches tells me you have a good chance. Your condition's name is ARFID.
Good Luck and make sure you have a great life.
I would be willing to bet you will outgrow this sometime real soon. You should try things by yourself and not at meal times. I suspect you could be very successful. Being able to eat Tuna fish sandwiches tells me you have a good chance. Your condition's name is ARFID.
Good Luck and make sure you have a great life.
