what are your go-to responses when new people are pressuring you to try non-safe foods?
i'm 20 now and have been suffering with all three arfid subtypes since i could eat solid foods pretty much. my family isn't super accepting of it and always told me i would just "grow out of my picky eating phase like everyone else." that never happened!! i've learned how to redirect most of my family when they're pressuring me to try new things and delegitimizing my disorder, but my dad and step-mom still believe it to be a crock of shit. continuously serving me things i have very vocally never eaten. (cold deli meats, sandwiches, mayo, pasta salad, cottage cheese, everything i have had panic attacks about since i was young)
i guess im trying to figure out some easy things i can say to strangers or my dad/step-mom when they're pressuring me to try things that i deem unsafe, even after politely declining the first time and saying "it looks amazing, im just super picky!" because for some reason that's never enough. "come on its so good you'll love it just try it" like no i really don't feel like explaining the complexities of auto restrictive food intake disorder rn thanks. so in short, what are some redirections that work for you with acquaintances or people unaware of the food issues?
edit: if anyone has any specific responses to the go to line in my family "you have to try something 17 times before you like it" that would be fabulous (have been hearing this bullshit saying for 14 years and at every family meal too, so if anyone has a custom rebuttal for that one lmk)