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- For most people, eating nothing but mac and cheese seems like a childhood fantasy. But for 20-year-old Austin Davis, who has been eating nothing but mac and cheese for the past 17 years, it’s not a fantasy -- it’s his reality and has become his affliction. For Austin, it’s about much more than just “liking” mac and cheese. Austin suffers from Selective Eating Disorder, also known as Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, an anxiety disorder that’s characterized by the persistent refusal to eat specific foods or refusal to eat any type of food due to a negative response from certain sensory characteristics of that food.
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Gracias, no thank you
He's essentially a vegetarian, but since he doesn't eat any vege's, he's just a tarian.
Wtf? You are a genius!
That killed me
GENIUS😂
*Tard
steveeb he’s a *MACATERIAN*
the most surprising thing is that velveeta could keep someone alive for 17 years
😂
It must be that liquid gold😁
@AJ Kelly Why do you mean?
@emily walker all the preserves he should be dying. Haha sorry I didn’t read this whole line here...
rollin thirtys it’s a restaurant
This video was released four years ago.
I hope Austin's mental health has improved. I hope that Austin is doing well, eating different foods, enjoying his diet, and is happy and safe in his life.
Cow's milk is mother's milk.
The female cows are impregnated against their will, raped and killed when they can no longer produce milk like her male babys which are also being killed.
By the way, most people are lactose intolerant because the mother's milk of other mammals is not made for the human body.
The milk is white, among other things, because it contains some pus and blood.
Live vegan instead of cruel!
If you can‘t see animals being killed and tortured for you, what must it be like for the victim?!
Most of you are cowardly speciesists, hypocrites and deniers of reality. Shame on you! Most of the people who send animals to slaughterhouses would be angry if somebody hit a cat.
I really wish they had updates on people featured on this channel sometimes. You can really start to feel for people and then most times, you'll never know if they ended up ok.
I wonder how the doctor could tell him he's fine. He's clearly morbidly obese for a 20 year old. Can't imagine what his bp and rhr are
He won the lottery 2 years ago for 40 million. He still only eats mac and cheese, but it is made using fresh ingredients from a professional chef. There is an update somewhere on youtube but you can Google it quick.
He died of mac and cheese 🧀 😢
How is this man not constipated 24/7
how does mac and cheese make you constipated
@@evanfinch4987 cheese causes constipation if you eat alot of it, how do you not know that ?😂
@@mattg1611first time I read that :P !
Because the cheese sauce is heavily processed . It’s technically cheese product.
Because the chemically processed goop in Shells and Cheese is not actually cheese .
How do people not know that is a better question ?
This dudes got a problem but he's actually chill af
Your problems don't define you. You do.
Normal people suffer. People need to realize that.
Fr broooooo
Def a stoner
He is still kinda in denial and downplaying it as a coping mechanism. "My body wont allow me"... yeah, ok buddy.
"I'm sick of it but I don't want anything else"
Sounds like a toxic relationship.
hes exclusively eaten mac n cheese since he was 3 years old. hes never gonna change lol
Sounds like something a league player thinks everyday
@@bdubz_det normally addictions that’s lingered for 10+ years can be conquered but he’s been doing this since he was 3 so that changes everything
Wow he legitimately said that at the exact moment I read your comment
@@zinslaid4746 can agree
He’s so chill. Wish him well
If I was VELVEETA's CEO I would hire this dude for all my commercials !
lmfao dude you would be the funniest CEO on earth if you did that hahah
When he's twenty and his addiction is seventeen, you know that the problem began not with him but probably his parents...
lmaoo nope. not the parents fault at all. i’ve had ARFID since i was a kid, they would quite literally THREATEN me at like age 6 to put me on FEEDING TUBES IN THE HOSPITAL. but nope. i still wouldn’t eat anything except my safe foods. and they had to go with it because i quite literally would. not. eat. anything else. it’s our faults, and no one can fix it no matter how hard they try. we simply will not eat.
@Emmerich AugustPerhaps it's sensory integrated issues. The guy probably should do food therapy with an occupational therapist. Slowly but surely he may over come food aversion due to texture and/or taste.
@@no-uw6cg Did you go to therapy for it?
yeah i feed my 3 year old kid the same way i eat (spicy jamaican), i had some of his friends over and i made grill cheese with a bit of seasoning salt and half the kids and their parents complained the food was too spicy LOL white people
@@gotacallfromvishal 😂
At least he’s not addicted to heroin.
True! There is stuff that kills you faster.
Yea but then he may be interesting
Not yet😈
Are you LATINO?
@Gavin Bombaci untrue.
Oh what a beautiful soul he his, I pray for his healing and happiness 🤍
Nah he uses velveda
hope things are better for you now man its been 4 years hope all is well you seem really kind and cool
He passed away a year ago
@@vivelajonnybruh source
@@itsvanilla5360 He made it up
This man only eats mac n cheese and still has clearer skin than me
Lol same
Bc nothing is exiting via his skin bc he’s all clogged up w velvets cheese! be thankful for zits bc junk your body can’t filter out is leaving your body via skin.. your third kidney.
@Katie Giles Diet can have an impact on most people's complexion. Some people are blessed genetically. I've noticed personally with my skin when I drink only soda and eat lots of dairy my skin tends to be more red and I break out. Maybe you are fortunate enough to not have very acne prone and inflamed skin. For some of us it takes more than a few products to fix this and more of a change in lifestyle. We're all different so what I need to maintain a clear complexion may not be what you and others need. Cheer up, and have a nice day!
@Katie Giles ????? food 100% can impact your acne and more specifically it's high glycemic foods and also dairy products....as someone who has struggled with acne for a decade certain foods definitely trigger my acne everyone is different so diet can have no impact on someone's acne while for someone else it can wreak havoc but no one is saying diet is the ONLY determining factor
Clear skin has nothing to do with eating
“If a different pan gets used, like.. I can tell.”
Words of a true connoisseur
LMFAOOO
Dude is hardcore. 😂
Oddly relatable tho
What is a connoisseur?
@@rasmusaabrek8412 An expert on a given matter.
I am sending you a positive energy my dude! I admire you for at least trying! That is on its own enough. Stay strong!
He seems like such a kind and friendly man. Hope he got the help he needed and enjoys more types of foods.
If anyone wants an update, I found this on his reddit 3 months ago:
"my diet has expanded pretty significantly! i can now eat basically any simple pasta, tons of different junk foods, different types of mac n cheese, some fruits, and i have also eaten and somewhat enjoyed chicken breast"
fruit and chicken is great yo, he makin great progress fr
aw glad hes doing ok, hope he keeps going with the different foods in his diet!
so from 1st grade to 5th grade
So he basically eats macaroni and cheese still but has incorporated junk food over more than three years of working on his problem. Ouch. I guess fruits are good but those are still just carbohydrates. That sucks man. How can a person not enjoy a cheeseburger.
@@sp5870 Fruits at least have vitamins/nutrients. You're better off eating fruit than simple useless white bread that has nothing of value other than just calories and energy.
He's literally been vibing for 17 years straight
Big Smoke no ones commented for like 3 days idk feel like I gotta be that guy at this point
Jaxson Legatto 😂😂😂
what is vibing?
Vibing" is the verb form of the word vibe, which is not yet defined in English dictionaries, however it is in common use. To say that two people are vibing, is to say that they enjoy each other's company and converse easily. ... It is a process of verbal and physical communication, which normally function simultaneously
@@techhero967 so there are no vibrators involved? Millennials are so confusing.
The fact that he even has to use the same pan, tells me that this is much more of a psychological issue.
So happy that he has loving relationship with the grandparents. The grandmom feels like a really warm person, just like my grandmom’s who’s such a salvation in me. I hope Austin gets better!
The statement "I hate it but I don't want anything else" perfectly sums up an addiction.
hes clearly not addicted though he just has an eating disorder
@dirt cobain stfu
@@chrisr6950 cheese is addictive
Bro Ski porn is addicting , cheese is not jacksss
@@El_Funky_Habibi ANYTHING CAN BE ADDICTIVE IF IT GIVES YOU PLEASURE!
Him: "I've eaten only Mac and cheese for 17 years"
Me: So he's like 35, he doesn't look too bad, really.
Him: "I'm 20"
Me:... Oh
This was my internal monologue but add in “well I guess I should eat more than just Mac and cheese in quarantine”
I’m scrolling through the comments because I thought I misheard him. He looks 40!
I thought he was like 18
His parents completely failed him
LoL 🤣 same thoughts here
This guy is so chill even with his issue. Love his sense of humor lol. Wish him the best.
Bro is single handedly keeping Velveeta alive.
They should be paying him
“I am not a heathen so I eat with silverware not a wooden spoon”
*Proceeds to eat straight out of the pot on his lap*
Lame U wasted less plates and stuff. Ive done the same lol
Yeah I'm all for that shit, save washing up why not hahaha
I had to pause the video to get my laughter out when he said that
Everyone makes fun of eating straight out of the pot but it is a great way avoid washing dishes, as opposed to using paper plates which is just a big waste. Sometimes I eat noodles straight out of the pot, it's practical.
Moax Ke especially when living alone yolo lol
It honestly sounds like an anxiety-related problem. I think it's good that he's looking into therapy.
He clearly said it was one....
Ahmed Jav no one asked
@@fRg0 i did
Farg 0 I did
yeah ocd
we need an update on this guy. I hope he's in a better place now
This dude is a hero - just imagine how mentally strong you should be to discuss this publicly.
Haha I'm in the complete opposite camp. Imagine how mentally weak you have to be to not have the balls to try new foods and just eat the same unhealthy slop every day for 17 years! Like he can't even bake some broccoli into it or anything. Never heard of SED but it sounds odd to me.
@@mrsnulchhey! ... a HERO
He is so painfully aware of his condition. Man i hope he finds a way out of it
That's anxiety for you. Doesn't matter how much you understand it or how much you know how to help it.
Jared Freedman how is it anxiety? ive been awfully aware of everything wrong ive been doing health-wise yet i still do it. genuine curious question.
@@Pikachu-ho8rp anxious about approaching/eating a new food or a food a selective-eating sufferer deems "gross" or unsavory
Don't feel too bad for him...it's a lot better than eating nothing but heroin everyday
Luna is assuming because you’re comfortable. Doing something different in comparison to your current habits is scary.
“Do you eat the bush?” Best line ever
I bet he has never eaten the bush
@Micheal Prendergast "virginity rocks" that is all
@@jj358mhz he did say "do u eat the bush, like idk"
I’ll take bush any day.
"Drain the blood from my meat? Eww"
I’d love to hear an update. I really hope he is healthy and happy
He said on Reddit his diet has expanded greatly
I seldom eat mac and cheese but this video has me sooooooo hungry for it. Austin seems like an amazing person and I wish him the best!
Parents: "You can't live on just mac and cheese"
This guy:
Funny shit.
Ye look at his body and pale skin... mist be healthy
He's only 20 years old. When he's 30 he might move onto something else 😂
“I’m not a heathen I don’t eat with the big, wooden ladle”
*eats out of the pot*
And just dirty more dishes? Plate's really aren't needed if its just one person eating from the meal.
The pot has a perfect handle on it to.
Chase aaaaaand we found the Neanderthal.
@@slimbeatz4125 yes and no. Why use manners if no one is there? I do that with big pieces of meat. If I'm by myself I'm not cutting my steak with a knife. If I'm with people I cut my shit up and use my napkin. It's nice to be a slob sometimes
MattiSixx so in public you just act fake huh?
boxing dude gotta hop off the mac and cheese diet too
Was looking for this comment.
“Do you eat the bush?”
Now I got the giggles 😂
At first I thought he doesn't look that unhealthy... then he said "I'm 20 years old"
Hahah I was looking for this comment
😩🤣
bunch of lies just attract us to click in and watch this shit.
aakkoin hahaha
He looks 30
"...and watch some youtube while i eat"
A true man of class.
me eating while watching this
Who doesn’t watch TH-cam while they eat?
@@badmelll if you dont watch youtube when you eat you're too dangerous to be left on this earth
Cultured.
@@Reemdamenace i rather watch tv series while i eat, don't you dare call me dangerous.
Need an update on this guy. Hope he's doing better!
My husband was like this but with chicken nuggets. Also was abused. It’s taken us 7 years but he’s been trying new foods more and more.
Out of all the other foods he could try he eats celery.
Because everything else seems worse to him.
Kinda puts it in perspective.
😂😂😂😂😂
Jonathan Davis's sister?🤣
i have SED and celery is actually one of the few foods i can eat, it's just crunchy water
@@rae6390 Lmfao idk why but crunchy water made me giggle. Cuz Its true af lol. When I was young celery was like grabbing an apple almost. Its refreshing gives you something to munch on and hydrates you all in 1. Its like the all in 1 shampoo for veggies
When he said he was 20, I realized how much his diet fucked him up. Thought he was at least 35.
I only knew he was young because of his voice
nah people in their 30s don't smile so much
Eh he doesn't look that old to me
holy hahahahhaha 35 u did him dirty
Facts I thought he was 35
i am interested to see where his health goes with this over the next decade. make an update episode! @vice
Also, this is a testament as to how resilient and adaptable the human body is.
I like that the editing just shows his story, not in a way to make him look crazy or weird.
Yeah Vice is great
FOR REAL
@my strange addiction with their cheesy ass scary music in the background 😅🙄
Sky W Edits that’s vice for you
Yeah! Props to VICE for reporting fairly and not making it all about sensationalism
"I dont eat using the wooden spoon - im not a heathen"
Proceeds to eat straight from the pot.
C M exactly what I thought😂😂
I like how he draws the line at using a wooden spoon
well, he did say he only uses that pot so that's probably his personal pot that he uses to eat mac n cheese, and he probably shares the spoon with the rest of the house
😂😂😂
I only eat from the pot when I cook for myself cuz 1 plate less to wash
Are there any follow ups to Austin's story? He seems like such a likable person, I'm interested how he went, and what he may be doing now. Cheers!
hope he's well today, blessings
"insurance companies seem to think that mental health is a luxury" this is the truest thing ive ever heard
well, it makes sense, doesn't it. it sth that can get you out of work, can get you free money and it cant be proven 100%.
So true !
Amen
and the fact that everyone thinks they have mental issues nowadays. one bad day and people swear they're depressed. embarrassing@@jonasderidder8707
“Insurance companies think mental illness is a luxury “ the facts spoken.
Monique He said mental health! Not mental illness, big difference
@@Marina-wi3rs No there isn't. A lack of mental health can lead to irreversible mental illness. PTSD is an example.
Moss Linden he wasn’t talking about a lack. He said that mental health is a luxury. This means he is saying that being HEALTHY mentally is a luxury.
Moss Linden there is a huge difference. Mental illness is basically the opposite of mental health. I know what Monique meant but she totally misquoted what he said
Moss Linden mental health can prevent mental illness like you say, but that’s because they’re different things that work against each other
Would love to see an update on these stories and see how they are doing.
Here’s the update… this stuff is exaggerated and fabricated lol come on man
@@ryanackley5242 Could be. I'm still morbidly curious. 😂
Any updates on this guy? Watched this when it first came about (4 years ago now) And want to know how he's doing, he seemed a really genuine, chill and cool guy
I didn't choose the Mac&Cheese life, the Mac&Cheese life chose me.
Bálint Nemes the taste of the Mac n cheese choose you
he speaks to me
"Im not a heathen, I use silverware"
*takes whole pot with him*
Why doesn’t this have more likes 😂😂
It's what I do when my wife makes Mac&cheese for the kids and there's some leftover.
@@jesuschristislord7754 lol when i have leftovers i dont take the whole pot and sit down, I eat over the stove, like a normal parent 😅
@@Amused_Comfort_Inc - 😂 👌
I got angry when he said that and took the pot! I'm like... WTF IS WRONG WITH EATING WITH A WOODEN SPOON!?
bro how is bro alive
he needs a hug fr :( that trauma made me shed a tear
“I’m not a heathen, so I don’t eat with this wooden spoon”
*proceeds to eat it straight from the pan*
Bruh why is everybody saying pan it's a pot right?
Kelan4 2 oof you right
Saves washing up :)
Dudes got standards bro
In his defense, unless you take the time to preheat your bowl in the oven like a restaurant, transferring into a bowl will immediately drop temps and drastically reduce the gooey heavenly goodness that makes fresh Mac n cheese so great in the first place. #macncheesegang
Austin: I wouldn’t say I’m addic-“
Vice: ADDICTED TO MAC AND CHEESE
I'm not addicted I just need velveeta in my house or ill literally starve
Hahaha yes!
He isn’t addicted. He said himself, his body can’t eat anything else. Listen closely before commenting.
@@keithjones7736 He also didn't know what the disorder was until recently and it's not like addicts are the best judges of their own addictions.
@@nitro-verse5311 waas3 y7bvb Wii
How's he going now? Any updates?
9:29 what a lovely cat 😺
“Most of the time I’ll just watch TH-cam while I eat” me looks down at the Mac and cheese im eating while watching TH-cam of a guy eating Mack and cheese watching TH-cam
😂
Macception!
@@benkysan3246 bahahah true
literally exactly what i’m doing right now...
Mind blown!!🤯
"I'm not a heathen, I use silverware" eats out of the pan. Almost my dude, almost.
I mean what’s the point of getting 2 dishes dirty I guess
Technically still silverware thou😂
it’s a pot my kind sir
I’m starting to like this guy more
I just commented this too lol
7:50 he as suffered a lot, I deeply sorry that he doesnt had the love and protection that he needed, hope this get well soon
Velveeta should sponsor this guy already! BTW, how about a follow up? would b nice? much mahalo! 🤙
"Insurance companies seem to think mental health is a luxury"
killer line. spread this one
Best rapper alive 4eva_money
I'm a 14 year old girl who listens to sad music and this is deep... What an inspiring quote. I'm gonna cry 😭😭😭
@@Super_Boa there's a difference between some subreddit and actual insurance companies not caring about people's mental health
@@chrisbeaudoin9818 You act as if Insurance Companies just run by themselves. There are people behind those companies and they are human. Calm down you inebriate jelly.
Hes not mentally ill hes a spoiled brat!
As a former heroin addict, it is truly remarkable to me to hear so many parallels between the way he thinks about mac and cheese and the way I have thought about heroin.
lol. You never tried other drugs? Not even mixing them with heroin? Man, you never tried coke and heroin?? You missed out, dude!
@@rebella_alld5108 tf
@@rebella_alld5108 I'm pretty sure every heroin addict has mixed it with other stuff...
Still, its that heroin that brings you back.. its that pure concentrated love
@@biggangster5898 in high concentrations, you have to try really freaking hard
@@rebella_alld5108 Shooting speedballs and goofballs used to be my go to
What a sweet guy I hope he is doing well
I remember seeing this segment years ago on TV. I hope Austin is doing okay.
Dude knows he has a problem and is trying to get help. I respect him for that.
but he's not trying at all else he wouldnt have eaten it for 17 years
@@shadowfox1609 dude you do realize this kid is only 20 right? Meaning It started when he was 3 years old.
@@space_4736 so
@@shadowfox1609 I’m gonna assume you’re speaking of pure ignorance so I’ll share. There are SO many things that could cause this and it’s not even necessarily an addiction. My nephew is autistic and it’s taken us years to get him to eat more. It took a while to switch him from milk to real food as a baby and then he got used to baby food and it took years to get him to start eating real food. The way this man speaks leads me to believe it’s a texture issue and he doesn’t trust even the Pots used to cook it so it’s not just an addiction. He also said he doesn’t necessarily like the flavor it’s just all he can eat. So many key points he made leads to him being on the spectrum. Not necessarily autism but you don’t know anyone’s story to just boldly assume he just eats the same thing daily for fun. Thinking of how much that would tire a sane person should be enough information for you to know you’re speaking out of pure ignorance.
@@CeceDeAnn ok that's autism, this guy ain't autistic
I didn’t think he looked too bad until he said he was 20
Dude looks 36 lmao
Hahhaa forreal
Yeah he's slowly turning into a macaroni and cheese. But yeah he has a painful life ahead of him, and a fast-approaching death.
He'll be dead by 40 lol.
Yo lowkey, when the grandma said he can stay with them as long as he isn’t 30? I was like WHAAAT? This dude looks 34
SED is now known as ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder) for anybody looking for up to date resources
I love this guy, hope he gets better :)
Sounds like this guy has severe OCD- the minute he mentioned the pan and needing everything to stay the same- as well as knowing when a different pan has been used...
Could be AIDS
I thought that as well
Not a therapist but I don't think he has OCD. It's more of a coping mechanism that he's established to deal with his PTSD. His behavior is certainly trauma-based.
@@clublulu399 Ya I have aids, and I'm the same way.
i thought so too
“I’m not a heathen I don’t eat it with a wooden spoon”
Cuts to him eating it straight out of the pot
Trevor King why dirty a bowl when you have a bigger more practical bowl that it was made in. I eat it with wooden spoon and pot 😂
@@shawnparenteau9395 Exactly. I do the same from time to time. Why take it from one dish to another? Wash one instead of two.
@@freighter109ha4 Well I believe the saying "The eye eats firsts".
Sometimes you want to make your food a bit presentable and good looking so you enjoy your meal more.
@@TheNacional95 Well macaroni looks the same in a pot as it does on a plate. I suppose some people like their food to look fancy. As long as mine taste good, I don't care what it looks like.
If there's no one there to judge me, I'll eat out of the pot/pan. Doesn't make sense to me to waste time, money, water for extra washing.
I would love to see a follow up video on how he's doing now
he looks 30 at 20
“Insurance companies seem to think that mental health is a luxury.”
Well said, my friend. Well said.
Very true. I don't a lot of people would require a much treatment to physical health if mental hea was better addressed. Ie. Drugs, eating disorders, self-harm, etc
That's what you get with a for profit medical system
Dr. Suess right!?
@@davidtitus3276 so so true. Same problem in every country
i feel better knowing that mental health where I live is like 20 - 15 dollars
oh sorry, I researched about my area and found out it's free but yea I never had a mental illness so I didn't know. it's tax paid i think
“I’m not a heathen, I use silverware.” *proceeds to eat straight out of the pan*
i’m screaming 💀
I noticed that
I saw that
What’s it mean if he’s heathen. I don’t know the word
Lurisy a peasant
Any update on him? Seems like a really smart guy. Hope he's getting this figured out.
Would love to see an update on this guy.
This dude needs a big hug, good therapy, a nice haircut, and homemade baked macaroni and cheese.
Idk about the Mac and cheese part, maybe some veggies instead
@@acidonmytongue no he needs that macaroni to ween him off
Baked Mac and cheese is so bad lol there shouldn’t be anything crusty in there only smooth cheese
@@thegoldentheory4383 Its delicious asf tho
YessssSS!❤️🤘🏼❤️
poor guy wanted to slowly start going to more restaurants... in late 2019
No he lives in florida they dont care they will serve you no matter what
@@Urmoms420z So they are smart.
@@marius3423 Depends how you define "smart" lmao
@@marius3423 you’re obviously not from the US lol
@@rubencervera6360 nope I’m sure this dude is from America 😂 just from the south💁♂️
I dated a guy who lived with his grandmother when he grew up and she only cooked very bland meals. He only ate Mac ‘n cheese, pizza, cheeseburgers, or Alfredo pasta. No spices or herbs at all, not even pepper or basil. It eventually became a problem, as we could never go out to Chinese or Indian restaurants and it was extremely hard to cook him dinner. I tried to be supportive, but it impacted our relationship more than I thought it would.
every cell in his body is constituted from mac and cheese and that fact blows me away
He's surprisingly clear headed for someone living the way he does.
It's just something that he is stuck with at the moment. It's really sad because I can 100% understand and empathize with his actions because I myself go through this. Not necessarily having a eating disorder but the anxiety aspect is there well alive and kicking
Clear headed? He asked if you just pick up an eggplant and eat it.
Justin Coleman lmao how do you eat an eggplant anyway
Fau Q ur right
Not really. I noticed alot of mental errors
"I'm not a heathen, I will eat this with silverware." As he eats it straight out the pot lmao
I laughed at that, and then I remembered that sometimes I do the same thing.
No double dishes to do
Hey.
It saves
The goddamn
*D i s h e s*
Carleigh wilsonator you're very right hahah
@Boddy drugs bad and this is why
0:26 when you get some for the first time
Look at the size of the isle in the supermarket allocated for synthetic Mac & cheese
At the beginning he said it needs to be made in the same pot. Seems like this part of some bigger ocd issue and not just being addicted to Mac n cheese. My credentials are that I stayed at a holiday Inn last night.
That's because it is an OCD issue. He even explicitly said it's about control and safety. Addiction is at its core an OCD type of issue.... Shame is the driving force of addiction, and addiction is a habit that brings control, safety, and comfort in the short term despite causing destruction in the long term.
@@ewetn1 you make a great point. I for sure could class my drug addiction as an “obsessive”, “compulsory” experience . It almost seems like there are two different people that inhabit my body; one is , I think, somewhat nice and good person, one is completely selfish and destructive self-deprecating; antithetical and yet inversely equal to what I feel is my soul-self...if that’s a thing.
Just rambling here using TH-cam as my therapist office, you know... 🙃
lol.good thing it wasnt a motel 6
@@ewetn1 OCD is a disorder, not a disorder type. Addiction has nothing to do with OCD. It is entirely it’s own thing. He very well may have OCD, but he also has an anxiety disorder (the selective eating disorder mentioned in the video). They can be related and they can work together but they are not the same.
Shame is also not the driving force of addiction. Shame may be a reason people don’t reach out for help when they know they need it. But addiction comes from a biological process in the brain that affects your neurotransmitters. Your description makes addiction sound beautiful, sure, and makes the reasoning sound nice. It’s just simply misinformation.
He should've been featured on My Strange Addiction.
“Starting to think Mental Health is like a luxury” facts
Whoa...since you put it like that..
Imagine having healthcare amiright?
I wish he knew his Dad.
@V if you can't accept mental illness and PTSD as a real thing, just say it
He said the insurance companies think mental health is a luxury. Mental health is not a luxury, it’s a disease.
it was until recently i realized if i wanted to go to therapy and vent, my therapist let me. solving problems on the other hand, wasnt her job to impose or get there for me. all she could do was bring the horse to water. I was young, I am grateful for her support. I just needed someone there for me. She had complete faith I would drink the water after leading me to it.
I went through the specific diet thing at times from 10 - 14. It seem to coincide with my parents divorce and less supervision. It returned when going through/recovering from IBS/SIBO. It seems to be a mix of physical, mental and social factors.
Hes actually a genuine and nice guy you can’t hate on him
Feel like this is a scream for help....attention
He is a bitch, he throws up if he doesnt eat mac n cheese
Why do they have to be hated
Enderson haha stfu
He really does seem like a lovely human being who found a way through trauma that made sense to him.
Where is he now?? I'd love to see an update.
I like this guy. He recognizes that it's a problem and is actively trying to rectify it. And shit at least he has a sense of humor about it
That's a sad story. I remember when I had babysitters that were f'n weird af... But they'd never feed us... So, one time they finally made me those idk what you call it. But it's kinda the same thing. But those noodles are small cylinder shapes. & I was small so I couldn't finish it all. I just didn't have the appetite for it at that point. I mean, I was hungry! Not damn starving. But they were gonna try & make me sit there till I finished it. I sat there for a good while till my mom came. I was about to cry. They were so forceful about it too tho. Actually, we spent most of our time w/ the kids b.sitting us rather than the actual parents. but it was the mom who tried doing that. So my mom came & she wasn't having it. I hate it when ppl try to stereotype Asians as meek and wtf not. Well... At that point, no. After so much of their bs my parents were like f it. Our kids are going back to the inner city school, where they actually live. But shortly moved to the suburbs. Iive been diagnosed w/ ptsd too, just not over this. But 🤔 idk. Maybe ppl really do have some kind of attachment to food...(not implying my sh is over food). I just know i still remember that sh! I was like 5- 7, at most.
Lots of depressed people are well aware of their issues.
Shut up old man
Shut up
He's not trying to rectify it at all actually
At least this guy is chill and admits to his problem rather than being a weirdo and denying it.
Edit: Wtf does this comment have 2.3k+ likes???
It's hard to admit to ur problems when your own parents didn't even care about u so u grow up with low self esteem and anxiety. I think people who force people to man up and admit things are weirdos. No t tryna attack you just tryna say my opinion.
Agreed
Ok, so some people are extremely uncomfortable with revealing stuff. So what?
@@vipakat3498 r u defending it or disregarding it.
True
if u use good eco pasta and high quality cheeses, then it is no problem. U can chop up selery and broccoli to tiny piecews and put in ur mac n cheese, and u would hardly know it. Might even taste sweeter and better
He's basically still a little kid when it comes to food.
When people were stocking up on toilet paper he was stocking up on Mac
god yes
Me too ha
And cheese
STG