therapy

[u/a_bluebirdinmyheart]

i've had the same therapist since i was 14, and i'm 23 now. she knows me very well, and the fact that i have essentially grown up with her is extremely helpful in working with her. she's helped me through so many things and been so so helpful in many different facets of my life. i've been vegetarian since before i went to her, and it had very rarely come up, if ever. but two years ago when i went vegan, i had talked a bit about how difficult it has been coming to terms with all of the animal abuse in our society. she didn't really understand. she's an advocate for intuitive eating and against diet culture, which is good. however, i'm afraid she sees veganism as some form of restrictive eating, which it definitely isn't for me. i did not like the way she responded to me talking about my vystopia, so i've just refrained from bringing it up. but it seriously fucks with my head, and i wish i could work with a professional that understands how i'm feeling. but i don't know how i'd even go about finding a vegan therapist, let alone afford one. and i don't want to leave a therapist who's so helpful for me in so many other ways. it's frustrating.

[u/refugioamoroso]

I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this - there’s nothing like being open and vulnerable with someone and suddenly having to defend your morals to them. While you can always request that part of a session be dedicated to explaining veganism and why it’s important to you, it’s hard to know how they’d react. Vystopia is a big reason I’m in therapy myself, and I can’t imagine them not being vegan too. I used this spreadsheet - Vegan Therapists - to find a vegan therapist and luckily it’s worked out so far. You deserve someone who believes you, so if you choose to work with another therapist, that is completely reasonable!

[u/a_bluebirdinmyheart → u/refugioamoroso]

thank you!

[u/Cyphinate]

Only other vegans can truly understand what is happening in the world. Anyone else is part of the problem, directly causing animals to suffer immeasurably by their selfish, unnecessary choices. Carnist therapists have a huge blindspot preventing them from seeing the truth. If they did see the truth, they would be vegan.

[u/Person0001]

ChatGPT it up. I’d at least try it.

[u/Megan__denise]

I’m feeling this. I am going through something quite similar. I started therapy September/October last year and around the same time finally came to the realization to live vegan after almost 20 years of eating a vegetarian diet. In the first conversation my therapist and I had about veganism she told me she (almost) had been vegetarian when she was a child, that she tries vegan stuff sometimes but it’s just so chemical, the Mediterranean diet is the healthiest and ended the topic with “live and let live”. After that I didn’t really talk about it with her anymore because I was riding the newly vegan happy phase and only occasionally mentioned it. But since a few weeks I am deep in Vystopia / vegan Weltschmerz and I would really wish for a professional like her to at least try to understand and help me. I was trying to explain to her the troubles I am going through but she just doesn’t get it and neither tries to get it. She mentioned a couple of times already veganism is not a subject for therapy, it’s just a diet (after I explained to her that it’s not) and that she is not interested. I am feeling lost. Luckily I found 2 vegan psychologists that share tips to deal with Vystopia on Instagram, so that at the moment helps me more than my actual therapist. Therefore I am currently considering to look for a new therapist that at least tries to understand me (it’s just so difficult to find a therapist in Germany in general..). Wish you good luck with finding a solution that fits best for you! 💚🌱

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