How can I encourage them?
Hi, it would be great if you could help me. A friend of mine recently told me that she has a really hard time trying new foods and just can't bring herself to try them. I'd love to help her.
Please don't say something like "She should just do it." If she could, she would…. My goal is to make it easier for her and take away some of her "fear."
Maybe someone has some tips on how I can convince her that it's not so bad.
I don’t know if this could work because it also requires a lot of trust – but: connect eyes and feed small amount? Without seeing her before?
(then, of course, with things you hopefully taste).
Addendum: according to your answer, this sounds like trauma or similar, in any case nothing that would be easy to hang and probably you can’t help and she would have to work up with a psychotherapist.
That would be an idea, but I’d be afraid she’ll find that stupid of me and then not trust me anymore. But I will think about it, thank you for the idea
Of course, that would only go with her consent and probably she would say 100x “No but not” – and then you would have to stop because otherwise it will definitely get worse and it would be a breach of trust otherwise.
By the way, I supplemented my answer, not that it goes down.
Very sweet of you! But never heard such a case. She’s supposed to be a terapie. I’m sure this will help her.