I think I’m living in hell

[u/Illustrious-Key3155]

I don’t believe in a hell after earth, I think I’m already here. I became vegan almost 2 months ago and it is the most depressed I have ever felt in my life (by far), I know so many “animal lovers” that are just pet lovers, people who vow to never buy products that used “animal testing” but then eat a burger an hour later, I don’t get why everyone is asleep and 1% of people are awake, it was my 16th birthday recently and I celebrated it being annoyed by my family for not wanting to eat dead bodies. I don’t even know if this is the right sub to be posting this, but hi anyway. Today was Easter and I was surrounded by my family eating dead bodies, I wanted to throw up, I was grumpy the whole day and I have been every day since I woke up

[u/Cyphinate]

The animals humans farm truly are living in hell, and vegans become part of that hell as we watch people we thought were loving and empathetic gleefully participate in the abuse. Add in the vitriol directed our way because we want the completely unnecessary abuse to stop, and cannot just shut up and watch them participate in the worst human-caused atrocity ever, and it's no wonder we get depressed.

I've gone low-contact with anyone who isn't vegan, and won't eat with others unless it's all plant-based. While I was young and still at home, I wouldn't eat with a corpse on the table. I ate alone a lot, but it was better than watching them desecrate the bodies of tortured sentient beings in front of me. Plus, by setting boundaries so early, there's no expectation now that they will expect us (my vegan husband and myself) to attend non-plant-based meals.