Comments by "Widdekuu91" (@Widdekuu91) on "The Real Reason You're a Picky Eater" video.

+Thomas ADHD here (Autistic Spectrum) and ohhh..I remember so many awful times. At some point, I was just afraid to visit people, out of fear that they'd offer me food. Some 'camp-leaders' would pack a bun with salami and butter and would then take the salami off and 'force' me to eat the dry bun with salami-tasting-butter. "You don't want to hold up the rest of the group, right? We can only finish when you're done." Which usually resulted in me, vomiting. I still have the same fear when someone asks me to try new food, in the back of my mind, I expect them to jump up and force me to eat the whole thing. I never try new foods in front of others. My mother in law once loudly spoke at the table; 'You are a real picky eater, aren't ya? I'm always supposed to cook something special for you!" To which I then tried not to burst into tears and whispered; 'But I asked if we could have potatoes, peas and meat and you said it was fine..." To which she then said; 'Yeah, but youknow, I can't just cook what Í wanted to make tonight, because then yóu don't líke it!" At that moment I just wanted to run off and cry. My ex didn't do anything, too afraid of his mother and I just sat there, staring at the ground, until she felt I was 'punished" enough for my picky-eating and returned to get the peas. From that moment on, I brought my own food, (happened only twice..) which she called; 'weird', but I'd turn to her and say; 'I wanted to save you the trouble of cooking for me. I know how much time and effort it takes to change your plans and so, I brought my own food."
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+Daisy Oh look, a troll. Shhh...don't scare it people. And nó feeding it. Shhh...come closer. Look. it's a wild one... No flash pictures..just...step...closer...shhh...no touching, just looking, please. This, my dear ladies and gentleman, is actually the Common Troll, they're quite rare on these sortof video's. You can recognize them by their..oh...shhh..look it's face is turning red...that means it gets angry... Okay, let's whisper....you can recognize them by their empty avatar and empty channel. Usually with zero subscribers. Okay, now....everyone back up slowly, don't scare it...they might bark and not bite, but still... And let's...shhhhhh...let's leave it alone again and it'll go away.
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+Phijkchu I understand, although for me, it usually caused issues when my ex put pressure on me. Sometimes the 'taking a step out of my comfortzone' was nice, but my ex would (figuratively) grab my hand and take more steps, dragging me along in the end, while telling me I needed to broaden my horizons. And that'd then lead to crying, vomiting and trust-issues. But I can very well imagine that that has more to do with my low selfesteem and the (for me quite intense) trigger of 'being forced.' Maybe other people, like you for example, have less difficulties making adjustments or dealing with the stress and differentiate between 'helping' and 'mean' behaviour. I'm happy to hear though, that it made you grow and that you've been able to learn eating new things and surpass your limits.
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+Kevin People promoting suicide are morally fucked.
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+Phijkchu With 'a large impact', I assume you mean a negative one? I personally have grown to eat different things throughout the years, but I'm indeed, gradually branching out towards 'strange' (different)versions of the food I'm currently comfortable with. I'm keeping it quite tame, usually I experiment with different types of liquorish, try new flavours they offer or crackers with different seeds/dark crackers/crackers with cheese in them. Or very dark bread, combined with peanutbutter (otherwise the flavour is too heavy) and several different cereals and desserts or bread-toppings. I find there is hardly any pressure or 'fear' when I try it on my own. Because Í am the one who decides whether I continue eating it. The fear starts when I have someone telling me I should try it or when someone is watching me try it and starts cheering/motivating/demanding I continue. The best way is to say 'let's do something silly' once in a while and buy something that seems appealing and just try it for fun. And if you don't like it, give it away to a friend or familymember.
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+Daisy Ssshhh..everyone..it's back. No feeding...just looking. Just looking from a distance....no eyecontact....
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+Daisy There it is again...oh what a magnificent creature it is, don't you guys agree? Now as I said before, no feeding. Thanks everyone for listening and nót feeding it. Leave that to me. If we're véry careful...véry...véry carefull...we mííííght just...yés! Did it! That'll teach it! :D Good job everyone.
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+Daisy Shhhh...carefull...it's trying to attack with lies and insults. Shhhhh.. It's blind though, so it doesn't know who it's dealing with. Let's stay at a safe distance. On another note, who wants tea?
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+Kuno I do that too, but watch out, because sometimes you 'miss' a large bite with chewing (can't feel it, because it's floating in the water) and then you might choke on it. It happened to me a couple of times.
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+Elisabeth Yeah, a friend of mine has OCD and she has difficulty eating anything 'soft' or with a soft texture. She usually tries roasting things or puts a coating with 'harder' food around it. I guess as long as what you're eating is healthy and has a couple of different fruits/veggies in it, there's not really a problem.
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