Food Phobia ,does anyone else have this???

[Beauregard]

Or am i alone in my weirdness?

Suppose i should elaborate

I used to eat meat although i was fussy about it and always slightly squeamish.When i got pregnant with dd2 it really repulsed me and this repulsion also extended to fish,eggs and any sloppy or wet looking food even pasta.
Anyway people told me that it was probably hormonal and would go eventually but dd2 is now 2 and 4 months and i still cannot eat any of these foods except pasta but it must be penne and pretty dry.I was going to eat a vegetable stirfry the other night and had this image of eels from a programme dp was watching and then i couldnt eat the stirfry because the beansprouts looked eel like
I am getting so so limited with food to the point where if i went out for a meal there would be nothing except chips i could eat

I have a phobia about trying new foods and a huge fear of eating something and finding it has a rougue ingredienet in it (like cheese)

eat nothing spicy, in a sauce and a very limited range of meat and veg.

i have a phobia of raw meats, i'm scared i havent cooked them long enough and i'll get food posining.

Mumsnet went last night just after i posted this thread ,i thought i had broken it

So im not alone then?

Do any of you think it is possible to cure it?

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Maybe it's a symptoms of another illness (not quite the right word, hope you know what I mean).

I'm a complete freak, in that I'm repulsed by any food that's orange. Yes, I know that's completely pathetic but I can't help it

Not sure what you mean?

Pelvic - I grew up like this - massive phobia about huge range of foods, was only eating bread, potatoes and dry meat until I was mid 20's. All kinds of sauces, spices, textures, smells etc used to completely freak me out. I hated working away as I just wasn't able to eat anything for days at a time as I couldn't be sure what was in stuff.

It was an utter nightmare tbh and drove everyone bonkers. I just accepted that I was a very fussy eater, but when I look back it seems much more severe than this. I now eat a more varied diet, but still have major issues trying new foods. (I would never, ever eat a baked bean or boiled egg for example).
If DH get on at me about it it makes me worse, I sort of regress, but then I seem to be ready in my own time to try something new.

It seems really strange that this has suddenly come about with you - it really can become limiting though, but don't force stuff on yourself, in my case it only makes me worse. Good Luck.

yes there is help but you need to work at it and go for it

try counselling / cbt possibly hypnotherapy

It must be horrible to be stuck in this nightmarish world where food has such power .. and I personally would take it extremely seriously and work really hard to overcome it both for yourself and your children

go and see your gp

Thanks for your post strangetown
I could kind of understand it though if i had always been this way although i do remember being slightly squeamish about certain things as a child but in general i ate pretty much anything as a child.It does bother me because i have reached a point where i could write a short list of foods i would eat.My mom suggested trying to make myself eat things but im not sure i can tbh.

Twiglett -I did mention to the psychologist when i was having CBT last year for depression/anxiety but she didnt seem that bothered and only gave me the standard 6 sessions.

Yes, forcing foods on yourself not good. It was really only when I let go of it all and stopping mithering about it that I relaxed and was then able to start to try new stuff. I think it may be even harder in your case though as you used to eat stuff - there must be a reason somewhere that made you unable to eat things? Maybe CBT as Twig says?

Hmmm that's not good then about no more CBT.