Food is hard.

[u/Coolbeansellie]

Possible trigger warning, mentions ED and food motivation

I’m figuring lots out with my own brain. I am in recovery from a ED, it’s shifted a lot over my life but the last time it shifted (2022) I lost all want to eat. I wish I could be a robot or get all my nutrition through something easy and not expansive. I read a post saying this could be an autism thing. For the last 3 years I’ve been feeding myself adequately for the most part but none of my hunger or fullness cues came back. My therapist mentioned ARFID traits for a little bit, not diagnosed or qualified but there were some similarities. Is it common to not feel connected with physical signs the body has?

Thinking back I never really had the signs but I knew the pattern of when I was “supposed to” feel hungry then I would eat. I also got diagnosed with stomach problems (still unknown) so what I could eat changed. All of my safe/ go to foods all contained ingredients my body no longer tolerated. It was a wild time.

I thought food would get easier but it hasn’t and I’m now in my 20’s. I no longer have ED thoughts and it’s still hard to feed myself.

I’m sorry if this was incoherent.

[u/Huge-Individual-290]

It’s okay. Sometimes I barely eat during the day as well, unless there’s something available and quick to make or just something like crackers.