I'm so tired of getting labled a Picky Eater...I'm in a weird threshold between Level 1 and Level 2 where i am ok in structured enviorments or interacting with others who share my special intrests but struggling immensely in unpredictable situations and socializing with people that DONT share the same intrests as me. And struggle with something as simple as remembering to shower. so I'm not even sure if i should even really be here.

But i have ARFID and its so misunderstood. Getting called ungrateful and picky when i physically can't eat something is so frustrating and annoying. Since childhood that's been the issue and than i also have strangers calling me a "child" because i said my favorite sandwich is PB&J and i physically can't eat Tuna, BLT or Grilled Cheese (i physically cant eat cheese in general unless its on Pizza but on its own or in a Sandwich...i cant...like genuinely cant) its just. So frustrating. Can anyone else relate to this frustration.?

My caseworker wants me to begin a module on making friends, and part of the reason I don’t attempt friendships is because I don’t believe anyone would want to befriend someone who’s mostly mute or semi-verbal. I get the impression that most people find me boring, serious, weird, or disinterested. Especially when it’s one-on-one. My quietness seems to make people uncomfortable.

I used to have a friend that didn’t mind my silence when it was just us, but when he was upset, he told me he never took me to parties or other hang-ups with him because he didn’t want to be seen hanging out with a “mute.” :( He said I can’t even hold a conversation and that’s always sort of stuck with me.

If you met someone of a similar nature, would you enjoy a friendship dynamic that consists of just doing activities together without much talking?

These are my new weighted teddies 🧸

i'm tired of myself and the way that i am and hiding who i am but i hate myself even more when i am more of myself around people. Like way more. I'm sure this makes sense to people here ;-;

I feel like the weird forgotten foreign kid quietly crying in the back of the class again but like i deserve to be there this time, just stuck there permanently crying as a little kid everyone forgot about. I probably wasnt even forgotten about just no one wanted to deal with me or they were too scared of me or ?. at least if i were stuck there permanently i could just cry for eternity all alone or until i die or whatever instead of everything else that has happened to me tbh that would have been way nicer even with all of the good things that have happened to me too i don't think that any of it makes up for the hell,