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Picky eaters of Lemmy: Why?
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You think I want to live like this? That I’m choosing to? Bewildering.
When offered a new food, you can take it or not.
Since you seem to identify as one who would CHOOSE not to eat it, explaining why you MAKE THAT CHOICE is probably more what they were looking for, as opposed to cryptic sarcasm that leaves us with more questions than answers.
Like I said, I don’t choose to be this way. I do wish I could try more things but most foods make me gag before they’re anywhere near my mouth.
You could choose to eat poop, but you would never because that’s disgusting, so would you really call that a “choice”?
Absolutely. And if someone asked why I choose not to eat poop, I would tell them because it's highly unsanitary and carries diseases. Besides, the flavor is not enjoyable and it provides little to no nutritional value, so there really is no reason to eat it.
Your turn.
That is what you would say if pressed for a reason, but surely it’s secondary to your gut reaction of “ew”. Or perhaps your instinctual knowledge that it’s a bad idea to eat poop causes the gut reaction, I don’t know.
Yeah, if you forced me at gunpoint I’d (probably — I’m honestly not sure) eat whatever you put in front of me, but I normally don’t because the thought, and the sensory impression, are deeply viscerally unpleasant to me. I wish they weren’t, but I very rarely find myself able to overpower this reaction, and only with foods that doesn’t trigger it as strongly. I suppose next you’ll call me weak-willed.
Why are you so intent on me, and only me, justifying myself, because I was a bit snippy to OP or what? I’m disengaging now.
Without answering the very simple question you were asked, by OP and this commenter. Way to engage.
They just answered it...
It seems that the question was not directed at you, based on your response.
You asked “picky eaters of Lemmy” and got a response from one.
Response, yes. Answer, no.
Eh, fair.
I don't think ARFID is the same thing as "picky".
"bEcAuSe I dOn'T" is hardly a response. Every other commenter has been able to identify taste, texture, trauma, something. You're the only one stubbornly insisted "just because" is a valid answer without contributing to the discussion.
No one is contesting your right to be picky, just asking for insight. If you don't want to share, feel free to stfu anytime.