I don’t know if anyone here has been through this… but I eat a lot of fast food because I have a fear of using anything to cook, if it’s for me to make something like bread and butter, that’s fine, it’s just a fork that I need, but when it comes to using a furnace or those kind of things, I just have a fear I might mess up somehow and start a fire or something… I know it sounds stupid but it’s a nightmare I have in my head for some reason =/, I thought I’d try getting over it so I could cook my own meals and get more healthy but thar’s a barrier stopping me… can anyone who has been through this give me any advice on it?

  • Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world
    28·
    2 days ago

    Maybe start with more simple things? What I feel is simple is like oatmeal or pasta.

    Maybe take a cooking class? They can teach you how to do things so it won’t be as scary.

    My wife suggested watching a lot of cooking YouTube videos.

    • Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world
      8·
      1 day ago

      Salads, sandwiches, wraps, ramen (using an electric kettle to boil water).

      If OP has a fear of fire, a rice cooker, or crock pot, or instapot, or air fryer, or panini press can do so much without ever having to see flames.