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Am i the only one?

Not so much as texture as it's the actual act of chewing food then swallowing it. Someone could offer my favorite food at that time and I would still wrinkle my nose up at it.
 
It could be labeled texture. Chewing then swallowing the mouth full of mashed up food... it can turn my stomach
 
How long have you felt this way about chewing and swallowing food?
 
Aeris said:
Am I the only one who will quit eating simply because the act of chewing then swallowing is disgusting?
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No, you are not the only one.
Sensing other people chewing and swallowing will stop me from eating. Even worse if they are eating with their mouth open. It will gross me out and I can't continue eating. It's extremely nauseating.
 
Aeris said:
Am I the only one who will quit eating simply because the act of chewing then swallowing is disgusting?
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Not surprising. Yet another understandable sensory issue. Not one I have, though it makes me want to ask whether or not you consider yourself a "germaphobe" as well. Just wondering if one goes with the other. Or not.

I have OCD, yet I am most definitely not a germaphobe pathologically speaking. I like cleanliness and thrive on order, but dealing with "bacteriological unpleasantness" doesn't totally gross me out. Put to a test of sorts in having to help take care of a girlfriend's child. Or as so many parents refer to as the "three p's".
 
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@Aeris

Could you list what you consumed yesterday, or the day before?
(assuming you did have nutritional intake either of those days.)
 
Aeris said:
It's weird isn't it?
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I wouldn’t think of it so much as weird as just a mystery to figure out because eating is important. I do understand what you’re talking about but for different reasons.

Do you have any issues with your teeth or gag reflex?
 
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@Judge

I can't eat or drink after someone. However if I open mouth kiss someone I can...I don't understand that one.
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Interesting. Seems many of us have such contradictions. I certainly do as well. There's definitely a "gap" between my OCD and ability to deal with some things that others may find utterly unacceptable. Which at times baffles me as well.

Though I suppose it makes it even more difficult for outsiders to understand us.
 
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The were only a couple of foods I couldn't eat. Peas, I love them raw but can't eat them if they're cooked. Beans such as lima beans, kidney beans, etc. The same thing, I like them raw but can't stand the texture when they're cooked. I love string beans and snake beans though.
 
I can't stand butter and never have (same with milk and cream). However, when eating mashed potatoes, garlic bread or naan bread, I don't mind melted butter to wet it and make it less dry in my mouth (though I always use much less than everyone else). When I was a teenager, we had naan bread with the meal, and I placed some butter on the hot bread to let it melt before adding the garlic salt. When my stepmother saw that, she thought it was a real "gotcha" moment and said she knew I could totally eat butter. The thing is, I knew she was there and would notice it, but decided to trust her not to make a big thing about it. I was quite upset, since to me it's obvious that butter tastes completely different when solid compared to when melted and mixed with other stuff (I'm fine with cookies which use butter for instance), and that's not even mentioning the texture difference.

I'm the opposite when it comes to sugar actually. In my country it's traditional to make (very thin) pancakes with sugar. I like them, but if you wait for long enough, the sugar will melt into the pancake which I can't stand for some reason, and so I don't let the pancakes wait.

I also just... don't get why people get upset when you don't like certain foods. I don't like tomatoes, never have, so when I order pizza I always ask for them not to add the tomato sauce, yet some people act like I'm committing some cardinal sin when they see my pizza.
 
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