Hello everyone. I'm blown away by finding this site! I'm on the verge of tears. I suffered from SED from about the age of 3. My diet consisted of french fries, pancakes, white bread, cheese puffs, cake and bacon. I had no problems with bevereages. But I gagged and froze when exposed to other foods. Like everyone here, it had an enormous impact on my social life. At around the age of 16 I sought help with hypnotherapy. It took several years to find someone I was comfortable with, but I looked on and off and found someone. I started very slowly but gradually introduced new foods like pizza and white fish. I learned to do self hypnosis and eventually didn't need the therapy to continue expanding my diet. I now eat almost anything (except a few things that even gross me out just trying to type their names). By the time I had children (im 50 now) I was a "normal" even adventurous eater. Turns out both of my children have SED to some degree. They never knew me as I was and yet they are like me. I never imagined others could be like me. If my experience can be helpful to any of you please let me know.