I am 58 years old and today is the first time I have heard of this. I heard it on the radio and was stunned . All this time I thought it was just me, it has brought me to tears. It started as a child, I wouldn’t eat anything but bacon for meat. I would eat sweets, potato and bread but no fruit or vegetables. It continued through teens where I did add in a few more foods. Early 20’s I became binge eating and bulimic and still regress to that today when under stress/anxious. From what I have started reading online it all started in childhood which makes sense, all I remember is being physically forced to eat food several times, I black out the details and constantly being anxious and afraid. I still get that way in social situations where there is food. I have to check the menu online prior to going to make sure there is something there I can eat. Or usually just try to avoid going out to eat all together.
I am not sure what I am going to do now going forward, except research this more. I don’t think I could ever talk about it with anyone too ashamed. But knowing this is a real illness makes me feel alittle better today. Thank you.