Sounds like a mix of both, maybe ARFID a bit more than anorexia, but I think it seems to be both

I'm no professional though, so that's just what I think

 

Go see a professional, because diagnosis is a complex insight.

 

The different eating disorders are for the most part not mutually exclusive. One can have two or more, each with its own respective severity level. I have an-r (underweight), ARFID, and ortho.

 

u can have arfid and anorexia at the same time but arfid stays, like its not cycles like the anorexia u just forget about likeur genuinly disgusted by the food u dont like and not for weightloss reasons

 

ARFID can come and go, I have it and have the same issue of having periods where nearly everything disgusts me and I can't eat even tho I want to and don't want to lose weight.

 

im in the same boat. i have autism and was first diagnosed with anorexia, now im bouncing between arfid and ana

 

Sounds like a little bit of both, I bounce between the two as well. My general trend over the past several years has been that I generally don't actually want to lose weight (I have had breakdowns and been borderline suicidal due to my ARFID alone and just struggling to eat or keep my weight up because everything was so unappetizing) but then I have a crippling fear of gaining weight in the "wrong" way (due to orthorexia/residual anorexia), like I am terrified of getting too fat or gaining more fat than muscle or somehow losing control as I gain bc I worry that I won't be able to get my weight back down

So yeah. Both i think

 

The main difference in short is that, anorexia-sufferes are more concerned about weight loss and body dysmorphia. ARFID-sufferes do not really concern or stress about their weight, nor do they have a distorted reality of their body. Google and do your research if you're unsure. BUT the best way is to talk to a professional!! Google and ED-forum aren't that good for a solid diagnosis

 

from what you've written in this post, to me it sounds more like ARFID. being very specific about the foods you're eating, having issues with textures and flavours, foods not feeling safe - all that points to ARFID. preoccuration with your body and weight-loss is more of an anorexia symptom though

 

you can have both

 

You can have both. I'm super fussy, scared of getting ill from food, and also anorexic. It sounds like both.

I'm so sorry this is happening to you. It makes conventional treatment so much harder.

 

There is a subtype of ARFID called ARFID plus where it can develop into anorexia/occur alongside anorexia.

 

Thanks for sharing 🤓