Why does my depression cause a carnivorous relapse?!

Why does my depression cause a carnivorous relapse?

i have been a vegetarian for many years for spiritual and ethical reasons. i believe it is unnatural,unhealthy, wrong, and disgusting to eat animal flesh. i suffer from depression and anxiety. and when i have a bad episode, its like i set my ethics aside, and end up eating meat. which then makes me feel so bad about myself. sometimes its just once , other times its for months, or off and on. i wonder what they pyschology behind it is, and how can i stop doing it? i really don't want to hear from anyone who thinks humans should eat meat. i know my ethics, i just don't know why i struggle with adhering to them.

2 days ago
frank! i think it is symbolic. like nothing matters. whats the point..apathy, hopelessness, self destructive self hate. the inability to be the person i really am. bells bells

I do the same thing sometimes.

If anyone is vegi they can tell you it's not an easy task. You are constantly going to the grocery store for fresh food. Going out of your way to specialty stores. Coming up w/new recipes besides a frozen vegie burger.
I think if you lack ambition or feel down, you just don't have the energy to put into what it takes to be vegie.
Especially on the road. You can only eat so many salads.

My other theory is perhaps If you wer'ent raised vegie
you go back to your comfort food as a child. Like a hamburger or ballpark frank w/mustard, etc...

II try and go to a good vegie restaurant when this happens.
I'm sure you know the atmosphere is just diff than any other eatery.
Makes you feel at home again.