#ex-vegan

[imaybeveganbutimnotpeta]

According to someone on the Internet, I can't include animal products in my life the way I have been since going vegan, so perhaps I'm just not a vegan anymore?

[fruitandforest]

Normally, I am not a big supporter of Freelee, but I absolutely agree with this video she did on Alyse from Raw Alignment. I personally met Alyse at the Woodstock Fruit Festival, and I knew something seemed a bit off with her years ago. She definitely seemed money driven, but I brushed it off as her being young and passionate. I stand for everything she claimed to stand for at the time. Now, seeing her flip flop on ethical issues and lie to thousands and thousands of people for money is sickening. She’s absolutely self-centered. Normally I don’t let ex-vegans get to me, but I feel personally offended and lied to by Alyse.

[veganerudition]

Survey

Hi all, I’ve been thinking about the topic of former vegans and would like to put out an honest post asking any former vegans (i.e. those who believed in animal rights) why they stopped being vegan. 

I won’t reply to any replies personally, and I urge my followers to not reply either. This is meant to be a survey, not a debate. This post will just be used to attain a greater understanding of the reasons behind people giving up on veganism. So, if you are a former vegan, please reply to or reblog this post with as much detail as you are willing to give on why you stopped believing in veganism. 

I would love it if a few people could just reblog this to give it some extra views and be exposed to a wider audience if possible too, please.Thank you and I hope this works!

EDIT: You can also message me privately if you want!

[spiraling-wonderer]

So I've been vegan for 7 years, but I think I'm leaving it behind.

I've developed such terrible food OCD in the last year or two. I'm always worried that my food is somehow gone bad or going to make me ill to the point my safe foods list is so small now. It's almost like if I feel like everything is poisoned, I have to learn that nothing is "bad". At least it feels like that's what I need to do to actually recover.

The people I was in residential with last year and I were just talking about how it's been a year since then. I try not to compare, but it feels like they've all genuinely progressed with recovery, and I feel like I'm in the same spot. I know that I'm not, and they could be thinking the same thing. But I'm still very stuck in my intake needing to be upped and I've been trying to supplement for ages... It's just gotten to the point that I need to change it for my health, but it's so intimidating

[biomegasin]

the fact that i have 5 types of cheese in my fridge rn

[vegan-and-sara]

hey everyone,

I’ve been debating about whether or not to post this but I think I’m going to just put it out there. I’ll preface that this is intended as a call-in, check-in, and invitation to get help where it seems very needed, not to shame anyone or make people feel bad about themselves.

I’ve been noticing that at least in my little corner of vegan tumblr, a lot of folks seem to be struggling right now. I’ve seen several blogs posting really sad, troubling, and downright disturbing things about giving up their ethics for animals for various reasons. I just want to say that I’m really sorry that folks are in such despair, and to offer some love, support, and as much understanding as I can.

Mental illness can be seemingly incomprehensible to navigate. It can be so hard to distinguish between what the real you genuinely believes and wants from what the mental illness puts in your brain or tries to convince you to do. It’s super easy to get confused, and exhausted, and mistake the disordered thoughts for the real you. It’s super easy to feel drawn to let those thoughts, ideas, and behaviors take over your life. I’ve definitely been there, and I still am there in a lot of ways. But I’m really glad, and I suppose lucky, that my various mental illnesses have never affected my veganism or tried to turn me away from it. It genuinely breaks my heart to imagine feeling violently towards animals or that I should return to carnism, and I’m so sorry that that’s the reality for other folks in the vegan community. I think for most people questioning veganism, the decision to return to carnism is rooted in a lot of pain and anguish that they’re trying to relieve with apathy and disengagement. I can really see how if you’re dealing with intrusive thoughts about violence against animals that you can’t stop, deciding to cut off your feelings of empathy might make those horrible thoughts more tolerable. That’s totally understandable and it’s not anyone’s fault for coming to that conclusion to try to deal with such a horrible reality. But I can say that trying to shut down your heart doesn’t make those feelings disappear, it just pushes the pain down deeper and deeper.

I don’t want to specifically call out or condescend to anyone who is dealing with these complex issues, but I do want to say

I see you,

I care about you,

I’m so sorry I can’t take the pain away,

you are worthy and deserving of love and compassion always,

and please don’t give up on the animals.

If this post resonates with anyone reading this, please feel free to reach out to me at any time. I really do care, and I believe that as vegans we should hold each other when we’re struggling. I’m not a mental health professional by any means, so I’m obviously not qualified to give medical or psychiatric advice but I can offer compassion, support, and friendship. On the other hand, if you feel like I’ve got things entirely wrong feel free to give feedback about that, too. I’m not perfect but I’m always looking to do better. Thanks for reading and I hope you have the best day possible.

[libbyrome]

10 Reasons I Stopped Being Vegan

10 Reasons I Stopped Being Vegan

I am free from Veganism! After 4 years of not eating meat, dairy, or eggs, I struggled with the idea of abandoning my convictions. Significant contemplation over the past year has made me feel confident and content with a balanced diet that includes meat. Other than applying some healthy and helpful guidelines, I feel FREE to eat what I want.

Why am I no longer Vegan? 1. My original motivation was…

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[opinionatedvegan]

Okay, vegans: which out of these is the worst to you?

A: Your garden-variety carnist ("but bacon tho", "but plants feel pain tho", "circle of life tho") B: Those Vegetarians™/Chill Vegans™ ("um sweaty, I'm vegetarian and buy my milk from a local farm so your argument is invalid :) :) :)" "I'm vegan and I totally don't mind when people around me eat meat, I respect our differences :) :) :)") C: Ex-vegans ("I went vegan once but I decided it wasn't for me, I like burgers and bacon too much, lol") You can write in something as well.