I've suffered from an eating disorder where I've never tried most everyday foods or meals

Digestive health
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, I apologise I'm just in search of help.

This started when I was very young about 3 years old. I'm currently now 18 to be on the 24th of December and the last veg or healthy food was eaten was all them years ago, I Eat hardly anything and when I do it consists of chicken and that's basically all my diet consists of. its not that I only choose to eat that but any other food is a challenge to even go near. I currently have had this swollowing problem that make it hard to eat and swollow slimy soft texture kind of foods because they make me to feel nausea and end up vomiting whilst it's still in my mouth.all my life I've had people saying at least try it you don't no what it even taste like so how do you know if you don't like it but they don't understand how hard it is. To grow up go out with your mates and see them eat pizza and no you've never tried it and can't =(. It's bugging me as I'm starting to begin my life and find it hard to even go out and have meals with my girlfriend or mates. I've been to doctors they all explain the sane thing to me I'm not anorexic but have something along them lines .I don't eat becuase I don't feel i want to be fat that's not the case so it's not anorexia.  I don't really care about that but I don't even feel the need to eat if it's just going to make me feel ill.. the need to even not want to eat the one thing that I do consume is making me feel weak. i suffer from ramdom sleep episodes where i only remember waking up .it ruined my school life as i was just an excuse child who got into alot of trouble with various things .it's ruining my life and wondered if anyone can help as I've found no one anywhere else who can if you bothered to read this thank you if you have any ideas to be shared would mean a lot thank you. 

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Eating disorders are not that unusual now. A good therapist who specialises in this can help yhou but you would have to make sure they are qualifeid and go to them and pay them. Most who are not qualified can only sympathise or guess or give you some so called common sense - which might totally lack sense anyway. If you reallly want to get better go to someone who can actually help rather than just sympathise.

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thanks =)

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Hi tom,

Your body is not getting the nutrients it needs to be healthy hence your sleeping patterns and your general health.  If you cant eat take iron and vitamin supplements in tablet or capsule form.  It sounds rather like you have a fear of food (not because of getting fat), but because if will make you feel sick.  You should investigate  'Cognitive Behavioural Therapy' which will change the way you think. You can go online and check any courses that are being held in your area. Or check with your Doctor....hope this helps...best wishes..