Anonymous #1 3w

i have read up on arfid but didnt know if that was exclusive to all the time or could also be due to anxieties and stresses ??

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Anonymous OP 3w

Mine is all the time but it gets a lot worse w stress

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Anonymous #1 3w

thank you for sharing that !! this really helps me out even if it is your own unique experience !!

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Anonymous #2 3w

This is so interesting !! I appreciate you being able to share this,, it helps me understand what could possibly be the issue and better assess how to handle it !!

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Anonymous OP 3w

Yeah!! If it helps to know, the one that fucks me up the most is my chronic gastritis. Basically, inflammation of the stomach lining. It can cause pain, nausea(and sometimes vomiting), indigestion, and feeling full/loss of appetite, among a few other things. I get my worst flareups from stress, and those can last for up to few days.

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Anonymous #2 3w

Thing about gastritis is, if you don’t eat, you will feel worse for longer because your empty stomach will become more irritated by the acid. But, sometimes, eating also makes me feel worse because I get nauseous after a couple bites. My solution to this has been ‘eating like a horse.’ (I work with horses and it is helpful for me personally to think about it like this. They inspired me haha!)

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Anonymous #2 3w

So when I’m starting to flare up, or if I anticipate I might because of stress, or if I just generally don’t feel great, I do my best to eat little bits of something as frequently as possible. This has been as extreme as like. Setting a timer for every hour to remind myself to go have three bites of a snack. But definitely doesn’t have to be as structured as that. It also helps me a lot when I am feeling specifically anxious about and averse to the idea of eating food, because I only have to

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Anonymous #2 3w

do a little bit at a time.

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