Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is poorly understood and often dismissed as picky eating, as exemplified by my own diagnosis and ongoing recovery from this eating disorder.
Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder is poorly understood and often dismissed as picky eating, as exemplified by my own diagnosis and ongoing recovery from this eating disorder.White rice, white bread, ground beef, chicken fingers, French fries, and pepperoni pizza — for most of my life — and with very few exceptions — these were the only foods I ate.
Over time, a few other foods did make it into my diet, so long as those foods were of the right brand and prepared a certain way. Fruits and vegetables definitely did not make the cut. And another thing: If foods on my plate touched, I considered my meal ruined. It wasn’t until I started Googling “how to fix my picky eating” that I learned about avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (Finally! I knew this went beyond picky eating. Now all I needed to do now was learn how to manage it, right? Or so I thought. Knowing a reason, unfortunately, didn’t make it any more possible for me to try foods.clinic, where I finally received a professional diagnosis.
In my ongoing recovery and research, I learned about a therapist who specializes in ARFID. Given his phenomenal success rate with his clients, I figured that if anyone could help me, it would be him.
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