Avoiding aspartame in particular has been quite the challenge.

I have to avoid aspartame and stevia. I am also avoiding the new one, acesulfame-K because the consequences of accidental consumption (migraines) are high and I'm afraid to. There's two other new ones too.

I get constantly told I shouldn't avoid aspartame because it's "safe" and I'm a conspiracy theorist.

And now we have sugar taxes being put forward, to make diet drinks cheaper, which is essentially a tax on people who can't drink them.