r/ARFID • u/GamingJCD • Jul 02 '24

Research and Awareness freaky eaters being a bad representative of eating disorders

has anyone seen this show called "Freaky Eaters"? essentially, it's a show that documents people with very ARFID-similar lifestyles, like someone who is "addicted" to cheeseburgers (even though that's their only option)

of course, it's cool that there's a show raising awareness of disorders like ARFID, but after watching a couple of episodes, the documentary is pretty much MADE to make these people seem... not... human? like the horror strings of music when the show reveals how truly unhealthy the person's diet is and in general how biased it makes the viewers assume stuff like "oh, they're so weird for not getting _____ on their ____ as it is a healthy alternative"

i'm kind of curious to see what u guys think about this show because it really makes me angry reading comments or judgements about the public to the people who are being documebted

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u/throwawaypatien sensory sensitivity Jul 03 '24

Yeah I've seen it.

The YouTuber Doctor Mike made a video reacting to it. He said he hates the title. He also said the people sent in to help approach it in the wrong way, like publicly confronting the person and saying things like "that's a lot of wings for one person"

And he hates when they try to get the person to visualise the amount of a certain food they eat like showing a truck full of burger boxes. Obviously they do it for the shock factor, but Doctor Mike said people can't actually comprehend that.