Hello,
This is my first post on here, and my first post on any forum for many years. I will do my best to explain.
I am a new vegan, coming up to two months now. I changed my diet mainly for the ethical side, my health is secondary. I have recently been discussing the whole vegan movement with a friend who's a non vegan.
I am finding myself to be very passionate about the ethical side of veganism, probably too passionate and it's already starting to become an issue for me mentally. I have Aspergers and this often means I can fixate on a particular issue that I like and find it near on impossible to switch off from it. I have a friend who drives me to work each day, and for the past two months on and off I have been asking him lots of questions regarding the vegan lifestyle and the meat and dairy industry which disgusts me. The main problem is I can't seem to stop asking him questions about why he's unwilling to make any change. He's very contradicting with his answers, this could be straight up cognitive dissonance. He gives me the impression that he'd consider changing, but does absolutely nothing. I find this very frustrating. I have no other friends by choice. I just wish he would say to me, stop , I have had enough, but he says he's thick skinned and can handle it. I do not believe him totally. I think I have gotten under his thick skin. He won't admit this to me though and I can sense an atmosphere. Things often get a little heated on the commute. My tone can be abrupt, due to my honesty and my asperger passion regarding the vegan way of living. I can't seem to quit. I cling on to the hope that one day he may see things differently. I cannot work him out. I feel like a burden at times. I feel I need to vent to someone else for advice, hence this message. I am hoping someone on here can steer me down a more peaceful path. I do not have the ability to just stop my thoughts and feelings. My Aspergers is severe. No one told me going vegan could damage your mind and become all encompassing at times. There is no way I could go back to my old diet. I could add so much more, but I want to see what type of responses I get first. This site looks decent. Thanks for reading.
Lee
This is my first post on here, and my first post on any forum for many years. I will do my best to explain.
I am a new vegan, coming up to two months now. I changed my diet mainly for the ethical side, my health is secondary. I have recently been discussing the whole vegan movement with a friend who's a non vegan.
I am finding myself to be very passionate about the ethical side of veganism, probably too passionate and it's already starting to become an issue for me mentally. I have Aspergers and this often means I can fixate on a particular issue that I like and find it near on impossible to switch off from it. I have a friend who drives me to work each day, and for the past two months on and off I have been asking him lots of questions regarding the vegan lifestyle and the meat and dairy industry which disgusts me. The main problem is I can't seem to stop asking him questions about why he's unwilling to make any change. He's very contradicting with his answers, this could be straight up cognitive dissonance. He gives me the impression that he'd consider changing, but does absolutely nothing. I find this very frustrating. I have no other friends by choice. I just wish he would say to me, stop , I have had enough, but he says he's thick skinned and can handle it. I do not believe him totally. I think I have gotten under his thick skin. He won't admit this to me though and I can sense an atmosphere. Things often get a little heated on the commute. My tone can be abrupt, due to my honesty and my asperger passion regarding the vegan way of living. I can't seem to quit. I cling on to the hope that one day he may see things differently. I cannot work him out. I feel like a burden at times. I feel I need to vent to someone else for advice, hence this message. I am hoping someone on here can steer me down a more peaceful path. I do not have the ability to just stop my thoughts and feelings. My Aspergers is severe. No one told me going vegan could damage your mind and become all encompassing at times. There is no way I could go back to my old diet. I could add so much more, but I want to see what type of responses I get first. This site looks decent. Thanks for reading.
Lee