jealousghost
I'm looking for some help gonk I posted this in the intro as well 3nodding
I'm 22 and joined this guild out of curiousity: I'd like to find some help as well as offer it. My problem is in the way of eating disorders. When I was 4 I distinctly remember walking into the kitchen and feeling something click or shift in my brain. I "decided" that I would only eat certain foods. Since that childish "choice", everything smelled disgusting. It wasn't even me being a bratty kid. I just physically couldn't eat anything that others thought was delicious. It's still a major problem and I'm still eating oddly. I survived since it happened at such an early age. My body thought the malnutrition was normal (don't misunderstand, I don't eat less quantity, just less variety). I also take lots of vitamins to make up for the loss of nutrients. But I'm getting married and I want to eventually have a baby (as in within 2 years). I don't want the baby to have major problems because of something I can't willingly change. If anyone can offer some advice, I'd be happy to talk about it. I just "came out of the closet" with this issue. It was really hard to go through school being ridiculed because of my diet choices (also my parents thought that threats and humiliation were the best cure).
So what do I do? I can't seem to find a nutritional psychologist near me stressed
I'm 22 and joined this guild out of curiousity: I'd like to find some help as well as offer it. My problem is in the way of eating disorders. When I was 4 I distinctly remember walking into the kitchen and feeling something click or shift in my brain. I "decided" that I would only eat certain foods. Since that childish "choice", everything smelled disgusting. It wasn't even me being a bratty kid. I just physically couldn't eat anything that others thought was delicious. It's still a major problem and I'm still eating oddly. I survived since it happened at such an early age. My body thought the malnutrition was normal (don't misunderstand, I don't eat less quantity, just less variety). I also take lots of vitamins to make up for the loss of nutrients. But I'm getting married and I want to eventually have a baby (as in within 2 years). I don't want the baby to have major problems because of something I can't willingly change. If anyone can offer some advice, I'd be happy to talk about it. I just "came out of the closet" with this issue. It was really hard to go through school being ridiculed because of my diet choices (also my parents thought that threats and humiliation were the best cure).
So what do I do? I can't seem to find a nutritional psychologist near me stressed
jealousghost
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I don't really understand. Can you please explain this in more detail? I have not heard of an eating disorder that causes you to avoid specific types of food, only the ones that cause you to not eat enough, over eat, or to throw up what you have eaten. This could just be my own ignorance, of course.
Also, I'm impressed that you remember an incident from such a young age so clearly. Do you recall if there was anything that caused this "click" in your brain? You don't have to share it, if you don't want to.
Also, I'm impressed that you remember an incident from such a young age so clearly. Do you recall if there was anything that caused this "click" in your brain? You don't have to share it, if you don't want to.
I don't mind. Like I said, I'm just "coming out of the closet" on it, so I'd love to get some input.
Well I've been trying to get in to see a nutritional psychologist with no luck. I don't know where to look on information since I'm not anorexic, and I'm not referring to buhlemia.
Just being a child I remember walking into the kitchen, being annoyed with my overbearing mom, and thinking that I was only going to eat my favorite food (grilled cheese sandwiches) forever. I guess you could say I decided it was one of the only things I had control over so I grabbed it. After that everything seemed to smell disgusting. When my fiance the chef makes his dinner, we usually have to sit far apart to eat together because the smell turns my stomach. I can't even imagine trying anything he makes.
Let's see... I started with grilled cheeses and macaroni. Then it was just grilled cheese. Now my diet consists of mostly carbs:
- At home: I eat junk food, bacon, cheese, bread, orange juice. That's it.
- At pizza places: I scrape the topping off to eat the pizza and won't touch it if it's had anything besides pepperoni and cheese on it
- At burger joints: I only eat french fries
- At dine in restaurants: I will always get a grilled cheese
Sad, huh?
Like I said, I'd like to have a baby within the next 2 years (don't worry, I'll be married), and I don't think my body could properly support a child. I don't want the child to have any defeciencies either. So what's wrong with me? Anyone know any websites that might be able to help me?
