thank you smooches.. i feel exactly the same way except that i feel it now even more because i just became vegan about a week ago.. its really hard being a vegan in my country cuz it’s not that vegan friendly yet. vegetarian friendly yes, but not really vegan cuz almost everything has milk in it.. that’s what makes me upset as well.. people just dont care enough to provide food for those who dont want to contribute to this cruelty. it’s like a survival thing. and my whole family is prolly waiting for me to break and succumb to dairy once again.. =(

I understand what you are going through, a few weeks ago me and my boyfriend got into a argument about me not eating meat and everything and he was really upsetting me and I just ignored him because it made me so mad. But when we got off the phone I couldn’t stop crying, not because of the argument, but just because of having to think of all the people that really just do not care, it got to me. When I first stopped eating and using animal products thinking about those things didn’t bother me as much, but now whenever I think about it it hurts me so much! I hate what happens and I feel so powerless against it. My advice to you is to just try to stay strong, even if its hard the animals that are abused need our support no matter what! Good luck with everything.

hahaha no you didnt! i was just surprised that it could actually become a medical condition..

@darshini92
I’m not recommending taking medication. Hope that’s not the impression I gave.

woah.. medication needed? gosh! anyway thanks for the reply.. i will try to think of it that way each time i’m faced with ignorant people.. =)

Your feelings are completely sane.
You can either try to push it all off to the side and not think about it (a lot of people, including vegans, actually use medication for this), or you can keep focus on it and use it to fuel your drive to help bring an end to this horrible torture & murder that simply should not exist.
Personally, I try to not think about the stuff as much as possible and only focus on it if I find that I’m starting to not do enough to support the animal rights movement.
Occasionally I’ll watch a new documentary about animal abuse and I’ll get very upset and realize that I’ve begun slacking too much when it comes to my animal rights work.

hi guys! thank you all for replying! i’m glad that i’ve joined peta2 where i can vent all my frustrations about animal cruelty because people just think i’m mad and i’m overdoing stuff when i start going on about animals… den you have those people who are so annoying and flaunt eating meat in ur face. like those silly fb posts and stuff. den u have the other kind who clain they ‘love’ animals but stack their plates up with meat everytime they eat and preach about animal cruelty. its really frustrating because here you are actually trying to do something to help animals and they just post a long status on fb and get many likes for that.. it’s just frustrating i suppose.. but u guys are right. i should try being more positive instead of depressed cuz being depressed aint gonna do nuts to help those poor creatures.i really hope the day where people realize that animal cruelty should be illegal like slavery and child labor would come faster. how many more will have to suffer and die till then.. =(

I agree with @hakred, turn all that negativity into positive energy and use your compassion to fight for what you believe in. If we all join together then we CAN change the world.

Welcome @darshini92! You’re so lucky to have a veg family. I think that the anger, frustration, and sadness you feel when hearing of cruelty to animals is completely normal. In fact, I find it abnormal that animal cruelty is something most people just shrug their shoulders at. I’ve gone through something similar in the past.

My advice to you would be to try to turn what you’re feeling into a positive energy, something inspired. Start informing people of what is happening on factory farms and so on. While most people won’t be receptive, you can’t be discouraged. I’ve found that after a while they will listen, and they will change. You can send letters to companies to make a difference in the way they’re doing things. If you click “TAKE ACTION” at the top of the page, you’ll find tons of ways to help animals.. and if you’re looking for somebody who will understand, you’ve come to the right place. The street team is an entire community made up of people who understand.

If you need anything, feel free to post on the boards or message me! Glad to have you as a member.

hi guys, i’m Darshini and i’m from Malaysia. I’ve just joined Peta2 yesterday and i’m just getting to know my way around here. i’ve been a vegetarian for 2 years and i’ve decided to go vegan about a week ago. lately, well yesterday to be specific, i think i went through what may be an emotional breakdown.. and i guess nobody around me actually understands what i’m going through. my whole family is vegetarian though… i was trying to get my sisters to become vegan with me because i finally learned the dirty and cruel truth about how eggs and milk are produced and how cows and chickens are exploited.. teh fact that the calves are taken away from their mothers and den killed to be served as veal just really got to be that i’ve been crying non stop for two days now.. i think i might be going through depression or something because i’m just so frustrated and angry at human beings for doing this to poor helpoless creatures. so much so that my attitude is changing towards people that i know.. i’ve become so clod and distant from my boyfriend because he eats chicken… what do i do? how can i stop feeling this way? has anyone experienced the same situation and feelings of anger that i have now?