Young viral star highlights struggles of rare food disorder
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- čas přidán 5. 04. 2024
- Eight-year-old Hannah and her mother are on a mission to educate the public about ARFID, a disorder that sparks major fear and aversions to many common foods.
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I understand bringing awareness BUT I don’t think a child should be the public spokesperson for an eating disorder. In many videos she is upset and vulnerable. I don’t think that should be filmed for content and to make money off views. She is too young to consent or understand that this very public forum will follow her forever.
True but the mom said the videos help her get over the fear of foods. It motivates her apparently.
@@oneeyedike4624 I’m glad it’s helping her but at what cost to her future self. I just think she’s so young and unable to understand the impact of hundreds/thousands of people watching and commenting on her videos. Some of the comments are mean and not taken down. I know someone going through this who is in her late teens and even she found the videos triggering.
@@Genie519it's creating awareness she's not "just for views" or "make money off of" she's doing good for advocating and helping others with the disease, arfid is the opposite of diabetes, hence why it's so rare where diabetes is so common everywhere.
I agree. These parents are just making a bunch of money off of her kid. She’s a picky eater. It’s not that big of a deal.
@@TaraCollins12She has an eating disorder.. Did you not watch the video? You’re sick.
Hannah doesn’t have the discernment to know how being on you tube will affect her life. It’s bad enough she has this disease. She doesn’t need to be exploited online. Let her lead a normal life. This is a job people.
I discovered her IG last night, and I love it. She's such a sweet and brave little kid. My only problem with it is that her parents allow comments, and there are some truly AWFUL people out there saying such hateful and inappropriate things to an innocent child. But her account is really inspiring for ARFID sufferers, and you really root for her every time she tries a new food.
Her mom runs the page, so Hannah never has to see any of those awful things, thankfully.
@@beesechurger1822 she’s gonna when she gets older 🥲
I only clicked the video because I recognized her from insta and these comments are so much different than the ones from instagrams comment section 😭
@@beesechurger1822 Her mom runs the page, and sees the comments so she knows that grown men are commenting about how much they enjoy watching her put things in her mouth. They're saving and downloading the videos to use however they want and she's still knowingly and intentionally uploading these videos of her daughter to the internet. She sounds like a winner.
Gross. She’s a child being exploited. Why tf would any adult tune in to see a child eating/ having difficulty eating? Fucking weird, and creepy.
A child shouldn't be the mascot for an ED. And shame on her parents for posting videos of her crying and gagging on food. They cant be so naive that they dont know exactly what type of men are drawn to those videos of their daughter
as an adult with ARFID i love the awareness and therapy skills that hannah shares, but i agree with many of the commenters that say she is too young to be making these videos at her age. i fully understand wanting to share her experience, but instagram where she shares her content is 13+ for a reason. while i know her mom runs her page, hannah is the face of the account and personally i don't think a child should share such personal content until they're old enough to understand that it will be online forever. as someone also living with the disorder i'd rather see a parent advocating for their child without the kid on camera until they're old enough at least to comply with the terms and conditions of the platform.
Is the ARFID difficulty with food texture to do with "irrational" anxiety (I'm getting the impression that the approach in this video is based on that assumption) or is because of sensory processing differences?
I thought it was the latter and that it was usually associated with autism. But maybe I've only heard of it in that context. If that's the case, I worry that having to try one different new food every day and not allowing for days off (if she's already too overwhelmed) could be too much.
I'm an adult with ARFID. Glad there is more awareness being made about this eating disorder. Hannah is a sweet girl. I hope the public spotlight doesn't impact her in a negative way.
hi, me too!
It will. She's eating food on cam for millions to watch. How is that okay? It's giving a very Erie feeling
@@hellobot67 she’s not diabetes
@@jackson2009ify that doesn't matter. It's giving dystopia vibes. Millions of people are watching her. You do know ppl get off to that right?
@@hellobot67 yes I know
What a brave girl Hannah. I didn't realize until I watched this that there was a name for what I have. I am 59 years old. I identify with Cassidy so much, it has affected every aspect of my life with friends and family. When she said her brain just says no, it's like a wall, I wanted to cry. I've never heard anyone else who feels and has what I have.
She’s not being brave, she’s being exploited. By her own mother no less. Do some research
This is a no. Posting your child eating is a not cool. Talking about her health issues for the whole Internet to know is a no. This is should not be normalized and acceptable for parents to exploit their children on the Internet
I'm so freaking happy to be reading comments like this! People are waking up to the evils of online exploitation of children! The New York Times article about "family vloggers" that came out recently has also opened many eyes... I think it is particularly horrible when it involves medically vulnerable children.
Hannah says it helps her a lot to take videos of her journey. She says she wouldn’t try new foods without doing this so overall it’s helping her.
@@cassie12121 she can take videos without them being posted. And what kind of dystopia are he living in where a 6 year old gets confidence by recording innocences
@@hellobot67they started posting just for family and friends to see, but then the videos started to go viral, yes i know that the accounts could be made private but they didn’t exactly expect for her to go viral + she is helping so many others with ARFID by sharing her videos!
I completely agree. While I think exposure therapy is indeed an effective approach to a lot of anxiety/phobia issues, posting them onto the internet and making an IG account for it seems a little inappropriate. Her daughter is a child, of course she will go along with it and seem fine. But when she grows up, what if she regrets it? Oftentimes, we don't realize the impact our parents decisions have on us until we grow up. Idk, that's just my opinion. Glad to see others agree. I can tell this mom loves her daughter and is an amazing advocate. I just don't think she should publicize it.
An 8-year old child should not be the face of a complex eating disorder. Some of her videos are distressing; she is visibly upset when trying a fear food; her mom is in it to cash in. Hannah is a sweet, thoughtful kid who needs to be protected, not exploited by a wannabe stage mom with dollar signs in her eyes. Why else would she tag food companies in her Instagram and TikTok posts. This is wrong on so many levels; does her mom not realize (or even care) that her daughter's eating videos can end up on the wrong side of the internet? Does she not care she's setting up her daughter for bullying at school? I'm not sure an 8 y/o is in a position to give consent for the most vulnerable part of her life to be made public though social media (her Instagram account has 1.4 million followers and counting).
I couldn't agree more. I feel like her mom is exploiting her daughter. Instilling thoughts that what they are doing is helping so many people etc. I mean in a way maybe yeah but let's be real th mom is seeing this as her get rich quick scheme at the expense of exposing and violating her daughter's privacy, especially when she is upset and or in distress and this is in no way right or fair.
I hope though that she continues to work on getting better with the help and support of professionals and that they investigate a bit more. Because you never know if this can turn into something worse or if it can develop into munchausen by proxy etc.
This is definitely on the parents, not her. Exploiting her, she doesn’t fully understand what’s going on and this should be a private thing with their family and friends, not the public. Look further into this story and what’s actually going on, it’s much deeper and worse than one thinks from this news story
It was a “family and friends” thing at first according to mom. there’s a video on their CZcams, myarfidlife that’s an “update” but it quickly evolved.
@christoperaaron8218 it should've stayed that way... but they went viral and saw a way to make money and get internet famous.
I agree with this comment 100%. This child shouldn’t be on the internet for any random pedo to watch her eat. Shame on her mother
I'm sick of parents exploiting their kids with medical issues on social media.
"It's for awareness" ok great, think of another way to spread awareness of arfid that doesn't involve broadcasting your child's most vulnerable moments on the internet.
SAME. you can see the look on her little face in the videos. she is being forced to film them.
But she said instagram modivates her
@@Cakepopcreams you trust a young girl being exploited by her family to not lie on national television?
On the contrary, my niece has ARFID and watching her and other kids talk about it helps her with the disorder.
The comments under her videos on reels are so disgusting, I hope mom is protecting her innocence and mental health. ARFID is so hard to live with.
They can turn off comments, but that would impact the algorithm. So basically you can see where the priority lies
I believe it is hard to deal with. I’m sensitive to textures through touch. But, with food, at what point do the kids get to only eat what they want and always get their way versus learning sometimes in life, you can’t have that? And with all this forced woke plant based diet stuff, I’m not surprised to see an overwhelming rise in children with this fear of food.
My little sister has this. I wish she was this open to exposing herself to more foods.
According to the title, it’s rare, which I dispute.
@@LuvableAF
It's rare in that it does not happen in every household. And up until today, I have never heard nor seen anyone with this condition.
@@LuvableAFif you did a little bit of research or math, the world has 8 billion people times 5% (0.05 is still 400 million people)
Yeah, it's not rare. It's a shame the title says that. They should have written "not well known". @@LuvableAF
@@billgreen1861No eating disorder happens in every household. And the reason you hadn't known anyone who has it before seeing this video is because it goes undiagnosed due to not many therapists (and even eating disorder therapists) being familiar with it.
I think she is young for social media. I hope her mum is not forcing her to do this!
It is a part of her therapy and she says it gives her motivation to keep trying new foods! They did start of posting just for family and friends not expecting it to go viral, but then she did go viral and she has been helping many other with arfid wich is why they decided to keep posting! ❤
@@filmed_by_freya mom coulda said she would post but then not post at all. Coulda also brought awareness without exploiting her daughter and left the rest of the awareness to the adults who suffer from the condition 🤔
@@christoperaaron8218 she started to post just for her fam and friends to see but then it went viral…
@@christoperaaron8218 can you even read? i told you everything you need to know. THEY DIDNT EXPECT IT TO GO VIRAL.
@@filmed_by_freya 🤦 yes I can read. I was reiterating what was commented before your comments because it seems like some people don’t understand that awareness with CHILDREN becomes exploitation after a while 🙄
Bringing awareness to things is great, but an eight year old should not be the main person doing this. Like another person commented, she's upset in a lot of the videos. Everything put on the internet stays there forever and who knows if this will come back to haunt her when she grows up. Teenagers can be brutal. I do not think children should be influencers, even if it's for a good cause. Honestly, children having public Instagram accounts with a multitude of followers does not sit well with me.
Im 22 with ARFID and emetophobia to boot 😭 it gets so bad to the point of panic attacks and nausea over the fear of choking or getting food poisoning. It really popped out within the last 2-3 years to the point of needing lexapro to address my anxiety. I lost 13 pounds in the span of 3-4 weeks and was skin and bones for a while. It was knowing I needed to eat in order to begin to feel better again, paired with the fear of it harming me. It would take me a two hours to eat a slice of pizza, and by then my hunger was back at full force over the small portion size + the hours it took to eat in the first place. Eating was a chore. The stress of working through the fear to avoid having to be hospitalized and given a feeding tube in order to gain the weight back was awful. I couldn't eat normal sized portions for months, and it took around 6 months to gain & maintain my weight. I still suffer from time to time and have bouts of mini panics while eating or swallowing food, but its getting better and I finally enjoy foods again. I cant imagine being so young and suffering from it 😔 when you're in that state of mind everything is daunting, even just two bites and nothing sounds appetizing anymore.
As someone dealing with an ed it must be so hard for such a young girl to expierence. 😭
As someone who has been in eating disorder recovery for a decade-- this is so important. There are 7 different types of eating disorders. I've met MANY people in treatment both inpatient and outpatient and IOP that have had this. Anorexia and BED are the only well known eating disorders but there are many and often have overlapping and can morph from one eating disorder to another. ARFID is especially common among the neurodivergent population and differs from anorexia in that it is UNINTENTIONAL restriction. the barriers to food usually more sensory related or trauma related as well. It doesn't usually have the body image distress component as well but is still as serious and debilitating and has the same PHYSICAL repercussions because restriction is restriction whether it is unintentional or not. Disordered eating is disordered whether it's intentional or not.
Don't try to explain away my natural latent fear of all the stuff y'all are putting in my food.
I eat before social events because I know my options are limited it’s difficult
People putting their children on the Internet for everyone to see is so weird to me
They started to post just for family and friends but then the videos started to go viral, she has been helping so many other people with arfid that they decided to keep posting.
Great that individuals with problems like this are finally getting recognition & treatment!
As someone who has struggled with a diagnosed coconut, treenut and peanut allergy all their life. I carry multiple epi pens around kind of allergy..., I have had this type of "eating disorder" on and off my entire life. There have been times that I have avoided food all together because my severity of my allergy has fluctuated. Now (I'm 38) now that I'm a mom and my allergy has worsened, and after the disruption in food production caused contamination and label changes on once "safe foods" and that our food is much more over processed and comes in contact with one of these three ingredients, I cannot eat over 80% of food in a typical grocery store. When I was a kid, I grew up on boxed meals and such, but had extrememly bad digestive and stomach issues and would vomit. I was confused as a teenager because I wanted to eat, but always threw up. I could of been a better athlete if I ate wholesome allergy free foods, but my mom was a single parent of 3.
As an adult, I have a list of safe foods and it does give me extremely bad anxiety to try something out. I always feel I have some sort of reaction and must feel what my body goes through every time I take a new bite of something. It's lame and scary to have this anxiety. Forget eating at social gatherings or eating and kids birthday parties. It's horrible.
Make sure to carry multiple because sometimes it really takes multiple. Careful trusting packages and food made for you
ARFID is NOT a rare eating disorder. Also, having a child exploited on the internet is not responsible either. She can't give consent, legally, and she is on a platform that doesn't allow children her age on it. If doing exposures on video helps her, then she can still do it that way for her therapist and family, not for millions of people. I hope she finds full recovery from this ed, my fear is the cash her mother is raking in may hinder that
I'm an adult and I have ARFID and honestly I'm so proud of this little girl I struggled daily with new foods and so im so proud of her
My child with ARFID sent me this link. From very early on, my child appeared to have phobia to food. Every time I brought it up to a doctor, I was told that “she will eat when she’s hungry.” It was a lonely road for us, but one day I saw a video of a little girl eating a piece of chicken and gagging. I recall being upset as the video was Intended to be funny and the parents being praised for forcing her to eat that. I checked out the comments, and one of the comments stood out. It was a woman speaking of ARFID. It was late at night and I was in bed, but I got up as I looked up ARFID online, and it was an incredible moment. I knew my child had it too. It wasn’t until two years later that I finally found a pediatrician to validate me. We now have the official diagnosis. The disorder is not rare, what’s rare is the medical world not being educated on it.
My daughter had failure to thrive 16 years ago. She is 16 now and has overcome it. As a baby she always had a hard time eating. Her doctor accused me of not trying hard enough to feed her. We went to feeding clinics for year's only for her to refuse to eat. No matter what foods she had presented she never wanted to eat. Her first birthday party she didn't even touch her cake.
She's so brilliant for this! I'm an adult with ARFID and I could never do anything like this.
Is the ARFID difficulty with food texture to do with "irrational" anxiety (I'm getting the impression that the approach in this video is based on that assumption) or is because of sensory processing differences?
I thought it was the latter and that it was usually associated with autism. But maybe I've only heard of it in that context. If that's the case, I worry that having to try one different new food every day and not allowing for days off (if she's already too overwhelmed) could be too much.
Go Team Hannah!! 🎉❤
Team Hannah?? 🙈⚠️
The fact that she's willing to try the foods is great! I usually hate seeing kids' personal stuff online, but if this helps her, good. Maybe this gives her strength.
its doesn’t. in the videos you can clearly see she doesn’t want to be filming.
She shouldn't talk to strangers over the internet, even if it was for awareness. What is the cost? Anyone can take her videos! This feel so wrong and like a dystopia/ Parents! Please! Stop this! stop recording her kid's innocent and "weak" moments!
Exactly but why would her parents do that then they wouldn’t be able to make money off of her
@@TaraCollins12 thank you!!
@@hellobot67 it’s so wrong how she’s exploiting her kid just to make money online
@@hellobot67 I know it’s so ridiculous and so scripted
My sister has shown me videos of this girl from Instagram and we think it’s so sad that such a sweet human being has to deal with something so horrible, especially for her age. It’s almost uncomfortable to watch her; I really don’t think her vulnerable reactions should be filmed, for her own good. Anyway, I hope this girl is doing OK!
What a brave little girl !
Continue your food discoveries, that will help so many other people. 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Don’t get brainwashed into this fake news, this is the wrong false information, if someone else dose not want to eat it is their choice, in what they want.
I am sorry for Hannah's struggles with ARFID. HOWEVER, How brave of This young lady to bring awareness to this rare Eating Disorder. And I Wish the Best For you Hanna❤
There’s adults with this same problem, using children for awareness becomes exploitation after a while 🤔
Well she’s lucky she working through it 👏💯‼️
I suffer from this condition my entire life. I would never wish this condition to anyone else as this affects my life severely.
Congrats sweetie! I watch you on Instagram and read the comments of all of the people you have helped. You are unbelievably brave! I do not have ARFID but still learn something from you every day. thank you for sharing your journey and the wisdom you have gained through therapy. You are a teacher for us all! Big hugs from Oregon ❤
Great job baby 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I follow Hannah’s Instagram. She’s so brave ❤
Oh lord .
Don’t. She’s being exploited.
Much too young to be in instagram.
I'm almost 20 and have been struggling with this disorder since I was an adolescent. Hannah raising awareness and fighting to recover and have a better quality of life is amazing and I am so proud of her. However, Mom really needs to take a step back and look at the platform that she's created. It only takes a glance at the comments on her social media pages to see that the reception to Hannah's videos is overwhelmingly negative. She's going through enough as it is and does not deserve to be subjected to such cruelty. Even if she agrees to posting the videos, she's too young to fully consent to that sort of thing -- she isn't old enough to understand. Exposing her at her most vulnerable for millions to ridicule and tease her is horrible parenting.
I didn’t think this was super rare. I’m autistic and have mild ARFID and my fiancé is also autistic and has much more serious ARFID struggles. It’s a common thing in autistic individuals.
Is the ARFID difficulty with food texture to do with "irrational" anxiety (I'm getting the impression that the approach in this video is based on that assumption) or is because of sensory processing differences?
I thought it was the latter and that it was usually associated with autism. But maybe I've only heard of it in that context. If that's the case, I worry that having to try one different new food every day and not allowing for days off (if she's already too overwhelmed) could be too much.
Poor kid I feel so bad for her I’m so glad she’s trying
She inspires me and other people so much, she rocks! ❤Im glad she has such understanding and supportive parents. I hope she will grow out of this awful condition or learns to live with it healthily. Some of these comments are ignorant and hateful for no reason. Just be kind everyone, even if you dont understand something! (Especially to kids)
The mom needs to be stopped all she’s doing is trying to live vicariously through her child and it’s honestly gross
I'm a little surprised and disappointed to see this featured by GMA. I don't feel like she, like any other minor, is able to actually consent to being featured on the internet. Many of the videos seem forced. Perhaps what she needs is a private network of other children and adults and not for her struggles with ED to be featured on social media. The amount of predators, mean people and people seeking content with the actual intent to fuel their own ED is unreal. I'm very disheartened by this kind of content that features children. And that also is saying very little about the strange impression I have of the mother. It's just not right. Have we already forgotten the Ruby Frankie situation - or Gypsy Rose? Remember, we can't see what actually happens behind closed doors once these influences turn the camera off.
Please feature less content like this.
Edit: grammer
I agree. I can't believe people are still okay with children being exploited online, especially knowing where these videos end up. It's baffling that GMA would feature a story like this, drawing even more attention to a child who cannot consent to being used this way. But her mama obviously knows a cash grab when she sees one.
I’m 27. When I clicked this title, I was 90% sure it’d be ARFID. I went to residential treatment & recovered. (The only vid on my channel as of posting this comment is about my recovery & journey with this). It’s a VERY baffling & tough one! Kudos to her & I wish her the best. It is NOT spoken about enough.
Anna, Daemon says hi and he has the disorder too. You are amazing.
Also, I’m not sure how rare this is. When my child was diagnosed we were told that more than 50% of teens going to the local big city eating disorder clinic are being diagnosed with ARFID.
Why do I feel like this isn't a real disorder
Another child EXPLOITED by her own mother for money and clout. Insane.
Love this… have been watching her videos for so long/. She is brave and awesome!!! Thank you for sharing her journey!
I feel so bad for this girl. Her mom has been exploiting her for years. She clearly feels uncomfortable filming the videos.
Proud of you girl. ❤
Although it’s not always great to have a child in the spotlight, I do follow Hannah and in the comments it’s clear she really is helping so many. There are a lot of other kids, teens, and adults with arfid or similar issues. A lot of them have stumbled upon her account and the videos are inspiring others to try.
Yer, there are lots of food I can’t eat so freely or carelessly. It will tigger me to vomit. Fish, vegetables, other are very difficult to eat. I can’t eat in restaurants most of time due to different texture, temperature, taste, etc. So mostly of time I cook myself since I know myself better and figure out how changing something I can’t stand to something I can tolerate, which is that I accidentally become chef. I still can’t figure out how I can eat fish because of that thousand of tiny boxes that filled of sand texture. And for example that I found way to eat that I can’t before, veggies. I can’t stand their hardness texture, brittleness taste, something that triggers me very offensively. I had to cook them long enough to be very soft and allow time to absorb tasteful by seasoning or sauce. Just I still can’t eat veggies in sizable amounts. And I can’t eat any leftovers so I cook small amounts to avoid waste food. And I can’t let someone, even if it is family cook food for me. Just take one difference make me reject that food. How I can force myself when it will tigger vomit. And other time, I just lose interest to eat something and not eat for two to four days. And I am so careful with smoothies’ texture. Raspberry and blackberry are not allowed in it unless seed have removed or crushed to powder form. Peanut butter, chocolate, and Banana is so easy to make, it make my favorite breakfast meal. And I had to carefully with banana’s ripeness as well. I can’t eat it if it has tiny parts of green. It must be at least 50% brown for me to eat it as it is soft and sweet. Any banana has at least 0.01% of green must in smoothies or more wait time. Over 80% brown bananas will be in baked goods as muffin or bread. So that why I lose interest to eat something as it is darned so hard work to make something I can eat it. Some people may ask me why not take high prossred foods as fried chicken or junk food to keep simple. Well, I find it that too much oil or fat tastes so gross or disgusting and difficult to chew it. Just only whole dairy is acceptable as it is reasonable amounts.
SO this is what my eating disorder is called.
For literally over a decade of my life I have been suffering from it.
@TaraCollins I’m so sorry for any patients you have that see their children struggling that you might dismiss. My child struggled with eating all but limited foods since he was 2. His doctors dismissed my concerns ccuntil his heart rate went so low that he had to go the hospital as a teen. I hope you can read up on the latest literature and speak to your colleagues that treat this very real disorder.
I’m really proud of her! I’m 28 and have a fear of trying new foods too. It really does ruin a lot of your life. I’ve made some progress over the years. I eat a few vegetables now so yay! But doctors definitely didn’t care when I grew up, as long as you were not too over or under weight they’d said she’ll grow out it….im 28…I still haven’t grown out of it. I wish I could just blink and not be afraid anymore. What I’d do just eat normal things like pizza. I wish I could enjoy meal times rather than it just be a chore to keep me alive basically.
I have a non verbal 4 year old with autism. He is very very picky about texture. Stuck on purees, can't do applesauce or cottage cheese, etc etc etc its rough
Pans/Pandas my daughter had this disorder after having the strep infection ! Once she got on antibiotics and anti inflammatorys she was a lot better and could eat anything she wasn’t afraid anymore.
She is so cute and brave! ❤
as a teen w/ arfid, i would hate to have to broadcast this to the world
I really hope that she has a competent therapist to help her navigate the intense pressure that comes from being a public figure on social media.
That’s a lot to deal with on top of everything else.
I have great fear for yoghurt and I have tried to overcome it but its not working.
They should re name this Gordon Ramsey disorder
I'm surprised they didn't get her a tube.
I wonder how the processing of foods affects this. It seems that those with arfid prefer very processed foods that lack the texture and variety of natural foods
HOLD UP-
My brother has this! Ive been trying to find kids/adults with it and how they cope, this helps a lot!
wow... i just realized my brother could have had ARFID as a kid but was forced my strict parents to "get over" it
My son almost got a gastrostomy tube from this-he is 6 and is just beginning to eat food, little Caesar’s pizza and strawberry pieces
Theirs no medical terms for picking eating… and parents shouldn’t be like “oh don’t give that to her she doesn’t like that” then the kid thinks that’s true and will keep saying that for the rest of their life.
My daughter is struggling with this
I remember when I was 7 I had choked on a hidden beef bone in my food. That triggered me to avoid most foods my brain would be anxious and say NO, I was still hungry and strictly ate apple sauce / mashed potato’s .. and if I was up for trying new foods I would chew it into a purree. I don’t think it was this disorder per se but it came very close and I remember how scary / anxiety inducing it was. I’m all okay now! Most foods are safe foods except for a handful
I CANNOT eat any bone'd meat chicken, beef, steak, pork chops if they are on the bone
Trying a new food everyday, good for her. Yes great her parents are trying to help her and encourage her. However sticking a camera in her face, recording this and putting it on the Internet is not ok. "she's not doing it for money or views" uhmm yes the parents are because they are making money off this.
How do you know that they are profiting off of their daughter and I think it’s a smart move for them to have this online because people can watch this girl deal with ARFID and see that she can try foods even though she doesn’t like the smell or taste she can confidently say she likes it or doesn’t like it
@@emmajohnson7034 there’s adults who also have this condition 🤔 People can learn from the adults, learning from children who are exploited online by parents seems wrong.
That's how you tube works. You make money off the views. And the exposure to child predators who like videos of children eating. It's gross.
I discovered i have afrid too
1 new food each day? Wow! That's impressive when someone has ARFID! Way to go Hannah!
I’m sure it feels great to add new foods to her safe list
I might write down my safe foods list
I went through this when I was going through physchosis.
In some of the videos she looks "upset" shes not actually upset is her mental block being scared to try new things. Which everyone has it when they are scared to do something that they fear. Sich as i still cant jump in the pool cause im scared of that.
I think any age as long as the parents have control over the account than is fine. And even mentioned it encourages her as well
Children are not immune from diseases or mental disorders. While I personally wouldn’t give my daughter an IG channel or CZcams (or other platform), I definitely utilize them for my daughter to feel a sense of community and connection. Life is hard enough without…and as a parent with a child who has her own health issues- her not feeling alone is priceless. Let’s hope her parent(s) are monitoring and protecting her.
Sweet young girl
Omg I have this. I never knew what to call it, because this is it. But I'm terrified of food, mostly from getting food poisoning. When I'm in the middle of a spiral, I can't eat anything. Spaghetti is my safe food. But there are so many times when I will prepare food just to throw it away because I worry something is wrong with it. And yes, it is like a mental block. Exactly! I can’t believe this thing I deal with all the time has a name, and that other people go through it too. I'm just... amazed.
Does anyone remember Vanessa from DR Phil? No one believed her, Not even her husband believed her
I always felt bad for her. Glad this disorder is getting noticed!
I can relate to the part about textures
poor baby
one. arfid isnt that rare at all. its simply not very well known among professionals nor is it well researched (ive been in an arfid fb group and it has 20k+ people, with a parents specific one being at 19k). its very common in neurodivergent people
two. dont use children as influencers ffs
This is amazing. I love this girl. The only video I didn’t like about her on instagram was when she tried milk. Girl I wish my dad came back with the milk❤😢
Not gonna lie at that young of an age this doesn’t seem like too much of a problem. Kids are picky eaters, I know I was.
I think eating disorders are definable but unless you’re binging or purging when you are young, it doesn’t seem like too much of an issue until it’s stagnant later of age.
It definitely can still be very serious at that age. January 2023 my then 5 year old was scheduled for a gastrostomy insertion surgery, he was getting a g tube. Luckily I got him to start drinking pediasure water mixture through a baby bottle, and now for the first time at 6 he is eating little Caesar’s pizza and strawberry pieces occasionally now, but he still goes most days without any food. He has been in feeding therapy since he was 2.
My childhood best friend's little brother had his own little table in the dining room whenever they served salad because he said he could "smell the lettuce".
Do better ABC. The mother of this child is using this and her daughter as a grift. She exploits her, leaves all the bullying comments up, all her crying videos make double the views and she knows it. You are encouraging child exploitation. This girl will have to live the rest of her life with every waking move online to be picked apart and ridiculed. If she reaches an age to give proper consent and share her own journey, that’s one thing. Parents can raise awareness without using their kids as their cash cow.
Star? Have u seen her insta comments? 💀
Please stop exploiting this child asking with her mom!!!!
यह बीमारी या फोबिया दुनिया भर मे बढ़ता ही जा रहा है
This isn't rare..? It's a common comorbidity with autism.
5% of children is not rare. Even 0.5% is not rare. ARFID is, unfortunately, quite common. I'm not going to say inflammatory things about what causes it, but it's certainly not good that it's so prevalent
What trauma did she have that created this anxiety response??
I'm an adult with ARFID, I've had it my whole life from what I can tell. I think I had some sort of traumatic choking experience involving food when I was a baby when I was left with a babysitter. I can't be sure at all, but I think that may have been the root cause of it.
@@asphyxiafeeling Ooooh that makes so much sense! I’m so sorry! 😞 Keep working on it- it gets better 😊
@@BambiBryantyou can get it from certian triggers (like choking or vomiting or other food traumas) or you can just be born with it. (like moi bahahha)
@@nataliatheweirdo same :') i been dealing with this since i can remember.. im now 17 and barely eat
she probably is warning us about what to expect with the amount of chemicals in our food and how our bodies are rejecting these foods and young people such as Hannah are genuinely telling all of us about the lack of good, safe tasting foods...
That is so not what ARFID is. Please educate yourself. 🤦🏻♀
Hannah wants us to be healthy
@@rickyayy, THAT is what you got from this inspiring video? Hannah wants to recover from her eating disorder and is trying to encourage others who suffer from ARFID. She is not focusing on chemicals in our food. She is not subliminally warning us that food is not safe. ARFID has nothing to do with health, other than the risk that it poses to the sufferer. It is a very complex eating disorder. This video was a beautiful way to educate those who have never heard of ARFID.
Yes, this is exactly what I thought when I came across her page
No,just no, literally everything is chemicals like water and air for example
But not all mac and cheese is super cheesy though ?
I’m in my forties, & a couple years ago I went through an incredibly stressful period & developed symptoms that to me resonate with ARFID.
I’m in a safer situation now, & my eating is better, but I still get flare-ups when my anxiety or depression spike.
Luckily weed is legal where I live, & edibles really help. 💚
I have a similar thing - I go off food, very easily, due to textures. Most people could bite into an apple, and if it had a bruise in it, go 'yuck' and maybe spit that out, or possibly through the apple out. Me - i don't eat apples for years. At its worse I'm left eating toast. Seeing a osycholig8st and a dietician helped. Being able to have variety of foods means I have more choice, which means I am less likely to get stuck eating just toast again.