What is ARFID? Young influencer shares her journey with rare eating disorder

Hannah shares her opinions on new foods that she tries to combat her Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

[XxHelloKitty]

Is no one gonna talk about how adorable she is?

[carolinmichigan]

Dear Hannah. My name is Carol, age 60, and I too, have ARFID. YOU ARE A BLESSING! Thank you for your videos and helping others. I struggle to get any calories in my body daily but I do work hard and try. Please keep up the good work.

[ABCc_..]

I love how DHARMAN put her in his video! ❤️

[cindyskott]

Amazing job Hannah I am a 10-year-old kid named crystal and I also have arfid I have been able to eat way more food now. I can’t believe you’ve gone so far it took me eight years just to get over it. And improve so much and you are only eight. I’m so happy for you Amazing Job

[Star_of_eden]

My best friend has ARFID and not even her parents believe her and so recently I've been trying to get her to eat more foods she hasn't tried before, it makes me really happy when we try a new food together as I have also struggled with anorexia and having a friend with a similar problem makes it easier for both of us

[wanderingsoul]

IM so proud of hannah and the fact that she is spreading awareness to everyone online. before hannah was making videos, it was really hard to see any type of information online about this disorder. IM glad that its becoming more widely known, but i can agree that her posting on instagram there are gonna be alot of haters and people who are curious or dont understand. it can be really hard to understand something like this when youve not experienced it first hand. but there is a DIFFERENCE between picky and having ARFID . I can only hope more people do interviews on hannah and have her explain more on ARFID and how it works, so that the mental healthcare system sees it and recognizes it widely. Im in canada and im 24 and ive been dealing with this since i was 3, every day is a struggle to just eat food and when I dont have safe foods I would rather eat nothing at all and to have people tell me im just being picky andi should just eat is not helpful at all. I have hope. to anyone else struggling with this disorder know you are NOT alone and there is a whole community out there. we need more people talking about it!!

[TheFamiliesAcademy]

I'm 39-year-old and I like trains, buses, and even food. My 32-year-old sister Mari did have ARFID, her intake wasn't going well until she saw Hannah's videos which really made her mind.
Thanks Hannah!

[Urdailydoseofweirdness.]

As someone who has arfid this is so real٫my therapist tells me to try foods and rate it٫tbh I've never tried strawberries lol idk there's just something about them.

[yrbelite]

Found her off of instagram. I don’t think insta is the best place for her. The comment section was brutal….

[llcourt]

I’m honestly so glad I found her bc my whole life I’ve been dealing with self loathing over thinking I’m just really dramatic- which lead to me forcing myself to eat stuff and then actually getting sick and throwing up after that I was like ok I’m not dramatic but I don’t have an eating disorder but I will like actually starve myself bc sometimes the idea of anything going into my mouth, chewing, swallowing and feeling it go down and hit my stomach is repulsive. Even water sometimes

[Kate-yuz]

You’re so brave and strong I am so happy for you you’re doing so well

[kermitthefrog]

This child is being exploited online by her parents.

[mackenziec-]

I have ARFID it is hard you go girl I am so proud of you 👏 😊

[Salembottom_]

I have arfid and this disorder is something I would not wish upon the proof. I try so hard I’ve been through four therapies for this and tried so hard and nothing that helped and I hate this and I hope one day I can overcome it and be as strong as her ❤

[Daniellamm]

Aww Hannah is so cute when she was a baby😭❤️

[STARIZZY]

Do i have arfid
I used to like rice when i was 4 years old but now i feel like im gonna get nauseas when i eat rice like the taste of rice and feeling of rice now makes me feel a bit sick and weirder out

[NickSchouten-mz]

Im skeptical, i didnt like a lot of foods as a kid. She only likes unhealthy tasty foods. She needs to acquire a taste for other foods. Thats why the doctors say to try other foods lol shes just picky..

[Samraagyi]

i thought i was the only one who would sniff a food item and then reject it.

[JanosLakatos-dv]

I watched your story and atleast Tyler was impressed!

[JuliePerida-sg]

I just watch the Dhar Man video about youuuu❤❤❤❤❤ I think that you are really brave and even though I don’t have Arfid I am really picky so this is still helpful❤