Ugh, my foods touched each other

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  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
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    It's "crazy" until someone's chocolate pudding and orange juice touch.

    It doesn't matter that they mix in the stomach, it's annoying when things that don't go together mix on your taste buds.
  • cabaray
    cabaray Posts: 971 Member
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    I know how you feel. It's more of a liquid thing for me. For instance, I don't like the juice from my corn touching my mashed potatoes. Not that I should be eating much corn or mashed potatoes anyway.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
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    it's not that uncommon, it's to do with how your brain processes incoming sensory data, same reason why some people are more bothered by sock seams or labels in clothing than others, or are very bothered by loud noises or bright lights. These kind of issues tend to co-exist with neurological conditions like ADHD or autistic spectrum disorders, though they can occur on their own as well, i.e. without any other disorder/issues.

    I don't think you need to see a professional about it unless it's interfering with your life. If you're happy to just separate your food on your plate and tell other people to get stuffed if they tell you you're weird, then no reason to worry about it.
  • naterciarodrigues58
    naterciarodrigues58 Posts: 105 Member
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    It only bothers me if they're touching each other in inappropriate ways.

    :laugh: :laugh:
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
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    Sorry to break it to you, but...


    YOU'RE GONNA DIE!!!
  • Hi_Im_Jess
    Hi_Im_Jess Posts: 347 Member
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    I was at a bbq one day & my bf tried to be nice and make me a plate.. except that the hot bean juice (whatever the hell you call that) was getting all over the plate and then got all in my potato salad. He didnt understand why I was grossed out. He has the idea that "its all going to the same place" lol
  • TinaBaily
    TinaBaily Posts: 792 Member
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    OP, you aren't alone. I've always been like this. I do not want the food on my plate to touch, and keep a small space between each food as I serve myself at mealtime. It's okay if it is already together like a casserole, but if the foods were made individually and never intended to go together, I must separate them and keep them that way until I eat them. My grandfather always thought I was strange that way.

    No, I wasn't taught this. No, I did not teach this to my children. It's just one of my little quirks, kind of like how I eat all my vegetables first, saving the main dish for last.
  • Dpurcell924
    Dpurcell924 Posts: 9 Member
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    I'm the same way....and I also turn my plate so what ever I'm eating is right in front of me....
  • futuresize8
    futuresize8 Posts: 476 Member
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    Brumotactillophobia

    This is real! It's a phobia. Pretty common, actually. I wonder, though...if you go to a restaurant, what do you do?
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
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    Sounds like a low level phobia.

    If you find it intrusive you could try exposure techniques, hypnotherapy or if it really bad then formal CBT.
  • Hi_Im_Jess
    Hi_Im_Jess Posts: 347 Member
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    I'm the same way....and I also turn my plate so what ever I'm eating is right in front of me....

    I do the same thing
  • junejadesky
    junejadesky Posts: 524 Member
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    My 9 year old is like this. He cannot stand ANYTHING touching... 3-4 small plates per meal with a fork/spoon for each plate. He's on the autistic spectrum, so it's just one of his quirks. I embrace it!
  • BeccaBollons
    BeccaBollons Posts: 652 Member
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    My 2 year old is the same. When I make sandwiches for the family I just put the components seperately on a plate for him and he eats it all singly. Casseroles and pizza are no-nos, and anything that can be seperated he hates being put together. We are all different, and I think everyone has some kind of food phobia, mine personally is berries. Can't touch them or anything made from them without balking!
    So don't worry too much, it would be weird if there was nothing weird about us individually :)
  • Mythril
    Mythril Posts: 146 Member
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    It's "crazy" until someone's chocolate pudding and orange juice touch.

    It doesn't matter that they mix in the stomach, it's annoying when things that don't go together mix on your taste buds.

    That's what I was thinking. I don't have this problem, my foods can touch it's okay with me. But I understand how someone could not like it. It's a taste/texture thing. You can't taste, see or feel it in your stomach.

    See, there are things I can't eat solely based on texture. Water chestnuts are a big one. Ahhh it's like nails on a chalkboard when I bite into those. I hate it. And the same thing for Twinkies.
  • katiepeg46
    katiepeg46 Posts: 32 Member
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    I am sure we all have our own idiosyncrasies. I don't like going down a store aisle when other people are in it but I am getting over that. :blushing:
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
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    This sounds a lot like one clinical sign of an obsessive compulsive disorder. It might not be anything major and most likely you have a coping mechanism so do not let it alarm you but you can always investigate this further with a specialist if you are interested in resolving this.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
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    It only bothers me if they're touching each other in inappropriate ways.

    That's actually how I prefer them to touch. At least I get a show.
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
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  • panda_shinigami
    panda_shinigami Posts: 8
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    foods touching doesnt bother me at all, but it's amazing how many people think it's something that needs fixing...
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
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    I was at a bbq one day & my bf tried to be nice and make me a plate.. except that the hot bean juice (whatever the hell you call that) was getting all over the plate and then got all in my potato salad. He didnt understand why I was grossed out. He has the idea that "its all going to the same place" lol

    Oozing juices are the worst.

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