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Whisker fatigue causes stress and overstimulates their senses. Using a flat bowl or plate will relieve this issue and allow your cat to eat all their food without stress.
You can also search for "whisker fatigue" bowls specifically made for cats.
My cat likes to invert her spine into a kind of gel substance and then stick her face down the side of the bed between the wall.
I am fairly sure that she is perfectly happy with having a whiskers compressed, what she's not happy about is having less food.
My cat likes it when I cup my hand and cover the front of her face like a hand mask. Not sure why, but it definitely presses on her whiskers a bit and she doesn’t seem to mind either.
Tactile interaction is a really important part of social bonding for cats.
I think that's it as well. My cat has never had to worry about not having any food available, but will act like she's dying of hunger the second her bowl is less than half full. To get her to eat the last half all I have to do is shake the kibble box next to the bowl.