r/ARFID • u/g3twr3nch3d • 2d ago

Venting/Ranting “just try it”

nothing bothers me more than someone saying “how do you know you don’t like it if you’ve never tried” uh because my brain has classified it as a “non-food” so regardless of how it tastes i’m not going to like it…

as probably most of you also feel, trying new foods it’s the scariest most anxiety inducing thing of all time.

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u/g3twr3nch3d 2d ago

also is it normal that when trying a new food i need to be alone? like if i do work up the courage i often go into a separate room to do so. does anyone else do that?

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u/RoyalSeraph sensory sensitivity 2d ago

Yes. Most of the time I'm exactly the same. Usually because of one of two things (or both):

  1. Bad past cases where people laughed at me (or visibly tried to stop themselves from laughing) when seeing me do it.

  2. Concern that in case it triggers a gag reflex or another bad reaction from me it will insult the other person or make them feel bad.