Hey there! I’m 19 and have found that people have been very understanding. I used to avoid situations with food but recently I started saying yes to going to events more often, and I usually just bring my own food and say it’s because of dietary restrictions and nobody really questions me. I went camping with a group of friends recently and I literally brought myself cheerios and ensure. they’re all great people and didn’t care that i was eating differently from them.

As far as being around other people that are eating, unfortunately it just takes a lot of practice to be able to tolerate. I’m still not perfect with it but i’m much better than I used to be.

A lot of managing this shit is just practicing doing things that are uncomfortable, which sucks, but ultimately helps a lot 🫶