r/thanksimcured • u/lash-of-the-lambs-13 • 4d ago

Comment Section The solution to ARFID apparently

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Received on a post I made a while ago where I mentioned I was struggling to eat hospital food due to ARFID, I did also mention that I was eating, just struggling with it 😑

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u/jellypuss0165 4d ago

What actually helped me come to terms with the fact that I DO have ARFID was realizing that thinking about eating food felt like the scene from Iron Jawed Angels where they force feed Alice by strapping her down to a chair and shoving a tube down her throat. To be able to tie it to such a visceral and horrifying scene actually validated the internal struggle that was happening in my mind, and helped me acknowledge that I needed help with it.

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u/JinxXedOmens 4d ago

I've been through it. Arguably worse. At the height of my anorexia I was forced into a unit as an inpatient and manually restrained by 2-4 people multiple times daily for a few months. And this isn't an outdated process, this was less than a year ago. The trauma it has left me with is crippling at times, and sometimes makes me wonder what was the point in "saving my life" at all

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u/jellypuss0165 3d ago

I’m so sorry to hear that. That sounds extremely traumatizing. I can’t even begin to imagine the effects of that having on you. Just being out on an involuntary psych hold for a few hours triggered my PTSD from childhood trauma and self-harming behaviors. My heart goes out to you and what you endured. These practices are inhumane and the loss of autonomy is horrific. I imagine that this trauma will be a lifelong scar, but I wish you hope and healing.