ARFID sideblog

Differentiating between “bad” picky eaters and people with ARFID is just… incredibly dumb. Mind your own business, your “but it’s okay if you have a disability/sensory issues!!1!” means jack shit when you’re acting like food issues are a moral failing. Stop hating on “picky eaters” or stop pretending to care about disabled people.

okay so I just found out that other people with arfid tend to really like pasta and french fries too and it makes me so happy to know I’m not alone

THIS!!!!

by far the worst part of ARFID is how inhuman it makes you feel. it’s so alienating, you’re like a voyeur looking in on a completely different world, one so close to you that you just can’t reach. other people can enjoy and bond over food but you just can’t, so you’re stuck there, watching. not to mention the years and years of being put down, shamed, harassed, and teased for your eating habits, oftentimes by your own family members, instills the idea in you that you’re doing something wrong, that you’re less than human.

people are absolutely EVIL about the boundaries of “picky eaters”. no, they do not have to try it. yes, they can know they don’t like it without having eaten it before. no, they probably have not suddenly grown a taste for the food they’ve said they hate. no, they probably are not going to like it in the Special Way This One Place Cooks It. yes, you are being a bad friend if you try to “trick” them into eating it anyway

It’s so incredibly great to hear other people talk about their experiences with arfid. I actually only found out about arfid a couple months ago and before that I thought I was just a loser who couldn’t eat anything! I felt sooo alone, it was just horrible. It still is now but at least I know I’m not the only one... I already know I’m going go love tumblr to speak about all my problems without anyone judging! 😊🌞

ofc!! we’re glad uve found community here.

sometimes i wish i was comfortable enough with someone to just ask them food questions that people without arfid would typically know

i do this all the time with my family, theyre really nice about it and also tell me what the actual fuck thai food is