u/existentialcrisesyay

For me the worst months are during Spring & especially Summer, it is notoriously bad during June & July. Maybe it's the heat, maybe its just how stressful the months can be due to weather or various things, who knows. 🤷‍♂️

Last year I only really started getting better cuz I was with family, now I'm basically on my own to make my meals which is limited rn due to anxiety from all the recalls & aversions. (Realistically I would be better off with my family rn but I can't due to circumstances, I have to manage this on my own/with help from my older sibling I live with.)

If y'all do, how are y'all getting around it? I have drank pretty much only water for the last 14 years but rn I'm drinking only electrolit because I don't trust my city's water. (It gets it from the lake & it's nickname literally has Dirty in it... 😅 When the lake turns over you can taste the mud kicked up.) I have a jug of water that I use only for my mashed potatoes, I would drink it if I had a cup I trusted but I don't.

So, I know I need to add more veggies back to my diet cuz they used to be a safe food but rn they're not because the cyclospora & salmonella outbreaks, eggs aren't safe in my state rn either so I'm stuck to just mashed potatoes & summer sausage. I have green beans but I don't really want them, they're currently the only way I'm getting fiber but they don't taste good rn on their own... It sucks cuz I'm also dehydrated because I'm scared of drinking the water in my city, I have bottled water I used when making mashed potatoes but I'm basically just stuck to standing next to the fridge cuz I can only drink cold water so I'm just drinking electrolits everyday so I have electrolytes in my body.

I can't tell if I'm dehydrated or sick cuz my temp is sitting at 99 even during the day, doesn't help that it's 99+ outside & at times my AC doesn't keep up so its like 78 to 80 in the house (heat makes me feel sick, always has).

I would ask how to change this but I know it's on me to change & rn I just don't trust any foods because the outbreaks are out of my control.