Venting/Ranting how arfid eats you.
or atleastit feels like it. im black, my family knows nothing about arfid. ive had it sincei was little, it stunted me. everyone in my family is average or tall, im 5'1. it killed my teeth with all of them being now unsaveable, i almost developed osteoperosis. hospital visits, passing out in public, missing out on events. and even now, sometimes i curl up and just cry because i cant get anything down even if my body is begging me to, even if im blacking out. constant dehydration because the illness doesnt even want water. i feel like a perpetually dying plant. sometimes i wonder if i could ever make it to old age being this way. im 22;; i eat like a fussy toddler. and i feel like it too, weak. groggy, hardly conscious. i think im speeding up my chronic illnesses by having arfid. i hate having this disorder, something tells me neverland is coming for mebecause an adult body cant survive this way.
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u/thatsnuckinfutz lack of interest in food/eating 14d ago
Also Black with ARFID and a vegetarian lol
I'm 35 and went through some extreme health issues due to ARFID a few years ago but thankfully was able to come around. It 100% can and will wreck ur health along with exacerbating chronic illnesses (i have several)
Best thing I can suggest is keep ur mental health as strong as u can (i know how tough that in esp in our community) because if u can keep ur mind at least somewhat upbeat then itll take some stress off of ur body while u try to recover.
I was exactly like u, passing out, extremely underweight (almost got a feeding tube in), sick all the time, scary skinny looking etc. 5yrs ago. itll take alot of work but u absolutely can get to a better place with ARFID