My safe food is not eating. Seriously, eating is such a drag. I often pop as malnourished on my blood work and have to take prescribed folic acid and ferritin (iron supplements) because I don’t eat enough. When I’m completely burnt out, I need to take multivitamins because I won’t eat enough. OMG! One time, I forgot to eat for 3 days. I only realized it when I was feeling like complete crap.
Before I knew I was autistic, I dated a girl that was an eating disorder specialist. She told me she thought I had ARFID multiple times. The way I experience it is that eating is too much work and I really don’t like the bloated and sluggish feeling of having food in my stomach. An empty stomach feels so nice and light by comparison.
I don’t really care about my weight, and if it wasn’t for the nurse weighing me at medical visits, I wouldn’t know how much I weigh 🤷♂️
My safe food is not eating. Seriously, eating is such a drag. I often pop as malnourished on my blood work and have to take prescribed folic acid and ferritin (iron supplements) because I don’t eat enough. When I’m completely burnt out, I need to take multivitamins because I won’t eat enough. OMG! One time, I forgot to eat for 3 days. I only realized it when I was feeling like complete crap.
Before I knew I was autistic, I dated a girl that was an eating disorder specialist. She told me she thought I had ARFID multiple times. The way I experience it is that eating is too much work and I really don’t like the bloated and sluggish feeling of having food in my stomach. An empty stomach feels so nice and light by comparison.
I don’t really care about my weight, and if it wasn’t for the nurse weighing me at medical visits, I wouldn’t know how much I weigh 🤷♂️