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What weird hangups do you have?

Like pet peeves or rituals with food or common things you can't tolerate or intensely avoid.
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SW-User
I'm a very picky eater with all kinds of hangups about food.
CountScrofula · 41-45, M
@SW-User I used to be pretty mean about picky eaters until I learned about how much of an anxiety issue it is for people. I go out of my way to be accommodating now. I don't wanna be that asshole.
SW-User
@CountScrofula I have dangerous allergies to fish and nuts, and I went through a lot of misery as a child before they figured out what was happening. After that I was intensely afraid of trying new things. I can't eat anything with unknown ingredients. It's hard to hide fish, but walnuts lurk in every delicious chocolate waiting to kill me.

I also find a lot of food very disturbing to eat, much of it counterintuitive like peaches and gourds. It makes it a gruelling exercise to finish them. It's something to do with the texture that provokes a horror reaction in me, and I have no idea why.

On the other hand, I love Brussels sprouts and broccoli and other food kids traditionally hate.