honestly there needs to be more awareness and support for disordered eating that’s not just about body image
shout out to people with spoilage or contamination phobias. to people with very specific food rituals that can’t be disturbed. to people with sensory processing issues that can’t deal with certain textures or flavors. to people that can’t eat food they didn’t see prepared. to people whose foods can’t touch one another because it makes all the alarms in their brain go off. to people whose severe anxiety is reduced to them being “picky eaters”.
your problems are valid; sometime’s it’s not as easy as “just try it”; it’s not rude to refuse food you don’t think you can eat; your diet is no one’s business but yours and your doctors’
Ok I needed this. I'm an extremely picky eater. Idk if it's due to my sensory processing sensitivities or what tbh (but it's probly that cuz certain smells/textures/tastes just can't be done). But not being able to eat food that friends/friends' parents have made for me makes me feel awful and guilty always, and often socially anxious. And I try so hard. But I can't do it most of the time.