I'm 23 years old and I've been struggling with food my whole life. I don't know what it is, but I'm extremely picky and probably have a variety of 5 food items that I eat.. pizza (cheese), chicken (boneless only), potatoes (french fries, mashed), and dairy products. My appetite has never changed since I was able to eat. It's affected my life in so many ways, and I'm beginning to think it's more than just being a "picky eater" because I cannot bring myself to try anything new. I get anxiety thinking about the look of it, taste, texture of it in my mouth.. and when it's in my mouth, I just gag because my mind is telling me it's disgusting and I can't digest it. I know I need to eat more, because I've been feeling extremely tired lately and I have a huge loss of energy - I can sleep for 12 hours, wake up for half an hour and go back to sleep for another couple hours. No one around me really understands and thinks it's me being "lazy" when I'm just having a major issue eating the foods that I need to give me energy. The last thing I want is to have kids one day and follow my footsteps in the way I eat because it has prevented me from going to a lot of social outings. It's not a matter of availability of food in the house either, because I can go grocery shopping with an unlimited budget and in the end I only pick out 2 things for myself because NOTHING else appeals to me. It's never been a weight thing either, because I actually eat a good amount of candy/baked goods. I feel at this point like I'm stuck and I don't know what the first step I would have to take is to become a healthier eater because I've been on this same path for so long and I'm hoping someone here can give me some advice on - either vitamins you can take, programs to attend or even meals that you had to cook for your kids to hide healthy stuff in it. I'm willing to at least start with anything after going through this for as long as I can remember.