u/Agitated_Cry_8793

Ever since I was little, ive been a very picky eater. Like, to the point where my only safe foods were steak, hamburgers, instant ramen and mcdonalds. I wouldnt eat at any other fast food place　, even. I eventually was able to branch out to a few veggies, most fruits and basic sandwiches, but It has to be a very specific list of ingredients for me to eat the sandwich. No more, no less. Always ham, cheese, and pickles. And it has to be on a specific type of sandwich bread, or else I wont eat it.

Needless to say, a lot of my safe foods are very specific and I eat them the same way, every time. Its getting kind of ridiculous. Im absolutely terrified of trying new food, like, the last time someone made food for me that ive never tried, i got so anxious about it that I ended up not eating at all because it made me so nauseous and not hungry.

I eat very unhealthy, its honestly a lot of pizza, and cheesy bread (I really like cheese,) because meat is just too expensive to afford all the time right now, and i dont buy vegetables or fruits often because usually i only want a handful of that item, not an entire box, and then it goes to waste because theres too much for me to finish.

I want to try new foods, but its been a very, very, *very* slow process. Its like im just too afraid to try anything, and its only occasionally that i can try a new food without getting so nervous.

Not to mention, a lot of food that most people eat just doesnt look good to me. Things like curry, most soups, etc just look unappetizing, and i think its just because of their colour, which is weird because I like beef of all kinds and I like beef flavoured ramen noodles, which are both brown.

Every time ive tried a food like that, i just havent liked it, which led to a lot of problems with my mom when i was little, her getting mad at me for taking a small bite of something and then gagging because my gag reflex used to be really sensitive.

But im not usually afraid to try sweet foods, or drinks.

I dont know what to do anymore. I feel bad every time i eat out with my family, because they feel that they cant go to their favourite restaurants because i only have a handful that I'll even eat at.

How do I start branching out ?? How do I make it easier to try new things?? Sorry if this didnt make too much sense.

Does anyone know of any places like discord servers or youtube channels that do frequent aer giveaways? It was my one and only dream creature since they released, but i never got to see that through because I unfortunately quit the game back in summer of 2022.

But, im back, and with it i have absolutely nothing to my name (besides the very few lower value creatures I couldnt part with) as I gave away literally everything i owned when i quit. I didnt plan on coming back.

Which means that i have absolutely no idea where to look anymore for aeries giveaways. I left all the youtube channels i was following a long time ago, and I think it'd be pretty neat to get lucky and finally acquire the species.

Anyone got any ideas on where to look? Im not looking for youtubers that sell them for two kidneys, im a mostly f2p player that has a busy life and cant grind out 200k mushooms.

Well, I'll be graduating in a few weeks, and my mom brought up the concept of what im going to do next. I'm a pretty petite twig that can barely lift 30 lbs, so im going into IT hopefully.

The problem is that, I hate the idea of doing *another* round of core classes. Math specifically, because I really do hate it and I dont understand it. I worry that Ill spend all this money, just to fail one of the most basic classes I need to even begin doing what I want to do.

Im not in a place where we really have much for trade schools, or other kinds of education, so college is basically my only choice, especially if I want to get assistance with paying it.

Tis a shitty predicament im in.