I'm dying to meet someone with the same eating disorder as me!

[MamaPingu]

I think this is the right place to post this? Eating disorders are a mental issue I think!

Basically I have Selective Eating Disorder and I've never met anyone like me and tbh I'd love to!

SED causes me to eat the same three meals every day, trying new foods causes the same feelings of fear someone may get from seeing a spider for example. I panic and get such an adrenaline rush.

Basically SED is the same as fussy eating that is common in toddlers and children. Where they refuse to try things and will only eat particular meals. However it is more common in boys and should be gone by the time you are 8.
I am female and 19 now so I'm still going strong

Do you know anyone like this? Are you like this?
I'm dying to have someone's experiences with the disorder to share with me!

Cherry pez- how do you feel about your daughters eating? Do you feel you understand her and cater for her?

I just wonder as my parents have always been good to me about it and even made me veg dinners in Greece on holiday before going out for food. But I still don't feel like they get it completely as they ask if I want to try things. It hurts a little as I feel if anyone understands it should be them!

Thants- I did yes but a very long time ago! I can't remember what was on the ones I've watched

Hope more of you can get back to me it'd be great to learn more

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my DH also has sed, when we first met he gave me a list of food he would eat and I have to admit I was shocked at how limited it was, he also has an absolute phobia of trying anything new, so in 5 years he has never added to that list! it doesn't affect our lives in a huge way, apart perhaps from eating out, we only ever go to a carvery where he has yourkshire pud and potato, no veg or meat. I do make a very determined effort to ensure the dc aren't affected by it, if you want to pm me he's happy to give you his email address if you want to chat about sed?

MaryShelley - that is a little it useful yes thankyou very much. Although it isn't the same it is similar in a sense, will look into that

Marsybum - that would be brilliant, I've been hoping for someone I can message/email properly about it. As I've said further up the thread it can feel very isolating when nobody has a clue what you're going through . I will pm my email address

Hi Mamapingu, really interesting to read your post. I'm a guy who has suffered from this for many years. I totaly relate to everything u say. It would be good to chat to you and find out more.

Hey!
Very Interesting reading. Has made me think about my own eating habits. I've always known I've been a bit of a strange eater. There are soo many things I don't like or categorically will not try. Cheese is a weird one for me. I will eat mac cheese or a 4 cheese pizza etc but give me a chunk of cheese, cheese dippers/strings or roasted cheese and it turns my stomach.
There are a lot of foods I do love to eat and I have no problem varying those foods but I'm very very set on an idea of "I know what I like, and I like what I know". I don't feel comfortable trying new foods. I get uncomfortable and anxious about the taste it's going to be. It's very rare I will try something new and I only go to restaurants that I know I will serve a dish I will be able to eat. It doesn't matter if I've ate there before but as long as I see a dish I know I will like in relaxed. My dp and I went to Nandos. Got seated and looked at the menu then stood up and left. There was nothing there I could confidently say "I could eat that", so I was too anxious about ordering something unknown to me even though In all likeliness I would have enjoyed it. I've always just put it down to it being a weird quirk of mine lol.

I have an eating disorder and am about to begin CBT in an attempt to get some control back over it.

I can't eat in public, only eat from my list of "safe foods", and go through periods of starving myself.

I am desperate to become pregnant but am too low weight at the minute for it to happen so am hoping to CBT will help me rebuilt
my relationship with food.

Interesting thread.

I dont have SED, but I can relate to it quite strongly.

I have bipolar disorder and when I am depressed or anxious, I become very limited in what I will eat (mainly toast, pastries, biscuits, or sometimes pasta/potatoes - basically bland and dry carbs). I was a fussy eater as a child and was a teenager before I would eat fish, veg, most meats etc. Even in my well periods, when I will happily eat out and eat a more varied diet, I am extremely fussy about meat and certain smells, tastes and textures make me gag. I feel fearful and panicked if I am around people eating food that I find repulsive (for me its lamb especially). I wont have lamb cooked in my house.

My son has ASD and is similar. He was an extremely selective eater until about 5/6 yrs old - survived on a diet of sausages, macaroni cheese, yoghurt and strawberries! He has been able to try many new foods over the years (is now 10) , but he is still very sensitive to strong flavours or spices and to textures (hates sauces with lumps in, so curry/stew/chunky soups are out). For DS is appears to be a real combination of sensory issues and anxiety, and I think that rings true for me, too.

Its only from discovering more about sensory issues through having a DS with autism that I can now see I have sensory issues, too. I am weird about clothing and how it feels on my skin (hate high necks, long sleeves, certain fabrics on my skin) and about certain noises can distress me, too.

I don't have the exact same thing, but I do have a sort of obsessive compulsion to eat the same foods frequently.

The first time I had lasagne (about two years ago) I liked it so much I would order this every time I went out. My friends started calling me Garfield I do this regularly when I find a food that I like. I basically eat it until I cannot stomach it any longer.

Not exactly the same as you though.

I don't have the exact same thing, but I do have a sort of obsessive compulsion to eat the same foods frequently.

The first time I had lasagne (about two years ago) I liked it so much I would order this every time I went out. My friends started calling me Garfield I do this regularly when I find a food that I like. I basically eat it until I cannot stomach it any longer.

Not exactly the same as you though.

I'm like this, I will only eat a limited amount of foods that I feel comfortable with.

I have SED too and a glad there are others like me.

Dd is like this and also diagnosed as on the spectrum. I also have quite a few sensory issues, but seem to be able to eat like a human dustbin!