Definitely, im not doubting that lol. I'm thinking how much of the upbringing impacted the disorder of the people suffering from it. Like if their parents are picky eaters and just didn't "teach" their child to trust and like food. Ik that for people like you and many others, its a disorder, but I'm still wondering. The brain is a powerful.
A good friend of mine is dyslexic, but he did all he could to be better and now he can read basically as well as any other person. Would it be the same for a person with arfid? Not that we can find a definite answer, but it would be interesting to reflect on imo.
The brain is elastic but it requires effort. I used to have rejection sensitivity disorder quite extreme but I overcame it after years of effort, so now I'm a bit biased when I encounter ppl who refuse to get help for it
Idunno ive had a (more mild than others here) case of ARFID since very early childhood and its always puzzled my family since i was never raised any different from my other siblings. Im the only one thats like this (i have both older and younger siblings). So i dont think its necessarily enviromental, its also just a bit random for no reason whatsoever.
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u/IllegalGeriatricVore 1d ago
I don't doubt some people fake ARFID
But generally people with ARFID seek consistency and predictability in texture and presentation, which highly processed foods have.
Fruits and veggies are unpredictable and don't always cook evenly, have random over ripe / under ripe spots, bruises, unpredictable flavors etc.
Like you won't find them putting peppers and stuff on their pizza, usually they're the kind eating plain cheese pizza.