#littleselectiveeatingthings
drinking a lot of water because youâre hungry but canât eat the food
being afraid of being invited to dinner by literally anyone
âI have a lot of unknown allergies so I have be to be careful what I eatâ
wanting to explain to your friends that you have an eating disorder but being afraid they wonât understand how selective eating is different from anorexia or bulimia
knowing your diet is garbage but not being able to change anything
âYou should just eat whatâs on your plate! Be grateful you have anything to eat at all!â
being guilt-tripped for not finishing your food because âother people canât even afford a full mealâ
feeling guilty for wasting food you couldnât eat because it costs money
you come to hate the term âpicky eaterâ because itâs been used derogatorily against you for years by people who donât understand
but only specific kinds of bread
trying a new food for the first time in a while and tearing up because you just canât manage to even chew it because of the taste or texture or color
trying a new food for the first time in a while and tearing up because thank god I finally found something new that I can actually eat
trying a new food for the first time and getting sick from it even though you could eat it because your body is so unused to new foods
âYou should eat healthier!â
hearing people talk about food and how âeveryone loves to eat!â and sitting there awkwardly because you know thatâs not true
going to bed hungry because you couldnât stomach much food but now you canât sleep because youâre too hungry
trying soylent but being unable to stand the flavor of it
worrying about your nutrition because all you eat is carbs
literally having panic attacks when forced to eat something repulsive to you
wondering what the hell is wrong with you and why you canât just EAT the damn vegetable
never telling anyone because the few people youâve told donât understand and it seems like no one ever will
finally learning that selective eating disorder/avoidant restrictive food intake disorder is a thing
but learning itâs so understudied that no one has any idea what causes it or how to treat it
but also finally learning youâre not alone in thisÂ