Many people don’t think twice about food. They get hungry, they eat, and they move on. But for someone living with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, or ARFID, it’s not that simple. Instead, eating can feel overwhelming, stressful, or even scary, and it has nothing to do with dieting or body image.
This Eating Disorder Has More than Tripled Recently—but You Probably Still Haven’t Heard of It
