Uhh, maybe?

I think it might be to do with the feeling of obligation. I don’t have it with foods as frequently as you seem to, but I have a similarly recurring issue with video games.

I can absolutely adore a game but past a certain point it twists into anxiety for no real reason other than the idea that I have to “fully” finish it. It’s not reasonable but it’s how my brain works.

So maybe..self imposed demand meets demand avoidance?

Not sure if related, on top of autism it could also be that I have aphantasia and anendophasia and a bit of ye old ADHD for good measure. With that being said, I am so damn picky I annoy myself. I do not like mixed stuff. No flavour combos of any type (Juices or food). Just meat and potatoes, rarely sauces (Just Lawrys seasoned salt). Vegetables literally make me ill and fuck up my gut and going to the bathroom. Good thing all veggies taste like charcoal to me or I would be tempted to eat them. I only drink water, the odd fruit juice if it is real, hot chocolate or tea made a certain way. To make things really weird, I love Marmite. I can eat it straight out of the jar. Very bizarre for someone who hates veggies.

It really sucks but my palate is my palate and I have to live with it.

Two situations I have similar reactions. For reference I am AuDHD, so not sure where these come from exactly.

The first is once I've had something too often I get tired of it to the point that it becomes extremely repulsive even if I couldn't get enough just days before.

The second is that my body generally tends to tell me when I have too much of something mildly harmful. That can be acidic foods, even though I absolutely love tart/sour things or fatty or salty foods. Often this results in nausea if I push past the repulsion. I do have GERD/reflux issues, treated with meds, so the acid thing might be related, but not sure about the salt thing, especially since I often crave salt and often get very dehydrated if I don't eat enough of it. Other things also do this that are not allergies (I've gotten tested), it something just makes me repulsed and eventually nauseous if I eat them despite enjoying the taste of them: crawfish, lobster, pineapple, anything with menthol like some artificial mint flavored things, and certain artificial sweeteners are a few that come to mind. Not sure if my body is just really good at telling me what I need, or there's some psychosomatic reaction going on to some past issues I might have had with them like food poisoning or something like that maybe. Or if any of that is related to any neurodivergence. But those are my experiences with food repulsion despite enjoying the flavor.

I sort of relate about the food thing.

I find it have micro over-saturated stages for food and drinks. I love alternating so I dont have the same flavor profile on my tongue at any time.

I do get sick of leftovers. Don't like eating the same thing twice in the span of a week.

Same thing with types of flavors... sweet needs to come after salty, then sweet again sort of thing.

Don't know if it's an autism thing, but I get it too. I describe it as the difference between liking something and craving it. There may be something I think of as just ok but find myself reaching for all the time. That's a high craving food to me. On the flip side, there may be something that I really enjoy every time I have it but I never want it. Low craving.

I was like this until I started taking Mirtazapine, it didn’t matter if I would love it I didn’t want to eat it, anything sweet or carby fell into this category for me. Since starting Mirtazapine I like food more in general and no longer have an aversion to foods I enjoy

The food could be tasty, but not good for you. That's why you could find it repulsive. Pretty understandable.