Specific food avoidances could be caused by food phobias that cause great anxiety when a person is presented with new or feared foods. Most eating disorders are related to a fear of gaining weight. Those who have ARFID do not have this fear, but the psychological symptoms and anxiety created are similar.[1] Some people with ARFID have fears such as emetophobia (fear of vomiting) or a fear of choking, but this is not common.