Selective Eating Disorder?

[happinessisoverrated]

I've struggled with food my whole life; I only eat a few things, and can't bring myself to try anything new. If I do try something new, I sometimes start gagging and can barely swallow it. I always thought that I was just a picky eater, but a few months ago my mom found out about Selective Eating Disorder (SED) and she thinks I have it because I have a lot of the symptoms, but my symptoms are a lot milder than they would be if I had SED. The website said that people with SED vomit if they try new food, whereas I only gag sometimes (but then again, I really avoid trying new things).
I'm not sure if I have it or not, but either way this is really affecting my life negatively.

Does anyone else struggle with this? I feel like I'm the only one..

[Noirtier]

I don't struggle with this personally, but I've researched it before and even watched a whole documentary on it. It's a real psychological disorder that can drastically effect your life--and it's clear that it already is. I would venture to guess that you do have a milder form of the disorder, but keep in mind I can't diagnose you, only a doctor can do that. Which leads me to this--I would advise you to talk to your family doctor about this and see what he or she has to say, and what their thoughts are on the whole situation. It's not a normal thing to gag every time you try a new food, and to barely, if even at all, be able to swallow it. That part right there is what sends off the red flag to me that there is a very good possibility you may have this disorder, and I would really recommend you get it checked out hun. I'm not sure if there is anything they can do about it, but at the very least it's worth a shot, because with Selective Eating Disorder, oftentimes people's bodies don't even get the nutrients they need to survive and thrive off of, because they're not eating a variety of food--they just eat the same few things. I wish you luck, and please know that we will always be here to support you!

[ProudConservative]

I pretty much have the same thing, but recently, I've taught myself not to gag. I still have a lot of trouble, I tell myself to eat something new my patents made, and I see it, tell myself it looks awful. I pretty much ran away from it.