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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.24,0:00:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every now and again, an article decrying the\Nprevalence of depression among vegans and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.74,0:00:10.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vegetarians stirs up controversy, most often\Nprompted by the publication of one study or
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.53,0:00:13.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another assessing the impact of diet on mental\Nhealth.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.100,0:00:18.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While sensational headlines like “The Scary\NMental Health Risks of Going Meatless” are
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.57,0:00:24.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sure to grab attention and pique the Schadenfreude-driven\Nmorbid fascination with taking veganism down
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.74,0:00:30.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a notch, are the studies behind such articles\Nactually the damning evidence of vegan-induced
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.73,0:00:33.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mental unbalance their purported to be?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.82,0:00:41.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi it's Emily from Bite Size Vegan and welcome\Nto another vegan nugget.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.39,0:00:46.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is, unsurprisingly, a great deal of\Nback and forth withina the scientific, medical,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.33,0:00:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lay communities, about the impact of veganism\Non mental health, with ample studies indicating
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.96,0:00:57.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the mood enhancing benefits of a whole foods\Nvegan diet, while others suggest a correlation
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.20,0:01:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between veg inclinations and incidents of\Nmental illness.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.32,0:01:05.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While I will go into greater depth on the\Nnutritional side of veganism and mental health
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.74,0:01:10.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a separate video, I have included on the\Nblog post for this video, citations to some
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.20,0:01:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of these studies as well as additional resources\Nif you want help making sure your diet is
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.02,0:01:16.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,balanced.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.02,0:01:21.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I’m addressing something in this video\Nthat was, for the most part, entirely absent
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.37,0:01:25.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the hundreds of studies and articles I\Nconsulted, save for a few mentions here and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.73,0:01:31.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there—the reason why, if in fact vegans\Nare by and large more depressed, which I have
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.13,0:01:36.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet to see any broad enough statistical analysis\Nof, I would not be surprised in the slightest.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.64,0:01:41.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In focusing on things like the quality of\Nplant-derived long-chain omega fatty acids,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.30,0:01:44.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of these studies and articles failed to\Naddress the issue of awareness.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.93,0:01:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many reasons people refuse to go\Nvegan, but in my personal opinion, one of
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.98,0:01:56.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if not the main source of that resistance\Nis the pain of accountability and the trauma
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.15,0:01:59.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of facing the true impact of our choices.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.17,0:02:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Interestingly enough, the two studies behind\Nthe sensationalized headline I mentioned,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.12,0:02:08.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stated that participants’ mental illnesses\Nhad pre-dated their dietary switch.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.72,0:02:13.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This of course lead to speculation that “the\Nexperience of a mental disorder increases
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.28,0:02:17.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the probability of choosing a vegetarian diet,”\Nand that “being a vegetarian [is] a fairly
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.92,0:02:22.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,significant commitment and it picks up people\Nat the fringe of the obsessive-compulsive
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.51,0:02:23.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spectrum."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.51,0:02:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Essentially meaning you have to be crazy to\Neven go vegetarian, god forbid vegan.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.78,0:02:35.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Framing veganism as a manifestation of dietary\Nneurosis neglects the true breadth and depth
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.97,0:02:40.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of veganism, and the non-dietary motivations\Nfor changing ones diet.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.47,0:02:45.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, maybe depressed individuals are\Nby nature more sensitive and empathetic to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.58,0:02:50.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the suffering of others, influencing both\Ntheir depressed state and their decision to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.15,0:02:51.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go vegan.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.20,0:02:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is one preliminary study that ventured\Ninto this area, using functional MRIs to observe
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.40,0:03:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and compare the brain activity of omnivores,\Nand ethical vegetarians, and vegans as they
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.26,0:03:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,viewed scenes of alternatively human and animal\Nsuffering.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.30,0:03:10.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While admitting their study’s own limitations,\Ntheir results suggested higher empathy for
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.71,0:03:16.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,non-human suffering amongst ethical vegans\Nand vegetarians than within omnivores.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.12,0:03:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another study, which I cover in-depth my video\N“The N-Words Meat-Eaters Use,” attempted
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.12,0:03:24.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to standardize the rationalizations made for\Neating meat.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.28,0:03:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A more controversial aspect of their findings,\Nsupported by previous work as well, was that
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.04,0:03:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the people who ate the most meat tended to\Nsupport, endorse, or justify, inequality within
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.48,0:03:36.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their own species as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.77,0:03:40.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Denial and justification do function as protective\Nmeasures.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.32,0:03:45.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The true awareness of the horrors we inflict\Nupon animals, of the destruction we’ve wreaked
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.87,0:03:50.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,upon the environment, and the damage we’ve\Nbrought upon our own bodies and those of our
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.55,0:03:56.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,children, can prompt both a shift to veganism\Nand an understandable state of depression.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.22,0:04:01.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don’t know if I’ve ever heard of a vegan\Nconversion story devoid of emotional strife.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.74,0:04:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course once we’ve gone through the pain\Nof confronting our own part, we have the pleasure
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.60,0:04:10.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of watching the vast majority of the world,\Nincluding our own friends, family, and loved
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.38,0:04:16.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ones, continue to participate in what we now\Nclearly see as the enslavement, torture, and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.16,0:04:19.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,murder of innocent beings and decimation of\Nour planet.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.88,0:04:23.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps we see their health declining as they\Neat themselves to death.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.24,0:04:27.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you’re non-vegan and find this a bit\Nhyperbolic, you’re not alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.88,0:04:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have two videos that delve into this matter\Nin greater depth, explaining the apparent
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.34,0:04:37.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,emotional volatility, over-sensitivity, and\Nat times outright aggression of vegans.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.66,0:04:39.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Both videos are linked in the sidebar and\Nbelow.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.61,0:04:41.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In many ways, going vegan is like becoming\Nan exposed nerve.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.92,0:04:46.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suddenly everything you’ve worked so hard\Nto shield yourself from even thinking about
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.15,0:04:51.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comes into painfully clear focus—for some\Nall at once, for others, progressively over
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.30,0:04:52.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.30,0:04:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many vegans—whether consciously or not—start\Nto rebuild their protective insulation, understandably
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.58,0:04:59.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,finding it all too much to bear.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.94,0:05:05.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If any of us were ever to be fully and completely\Naware of what was happening every moment in
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.31,0:05:09.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this world, we’d literally be driven insane.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.70,0:05:14.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Activists working on the front lines every\Nday are exposed to a level of trauma rivaling
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.18,0:05:15.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any war zone.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.67,0:05:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether undercover at slaughterhouses, hearing\Nthe horrific cries of pigs in gas chambers,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.16,0:05:27.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seeing the terror in the eyes of cows in knock\Nboxes, watching sentient beings bleed out,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.27,0:05:32.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gasping through torn tracheas, standing by\Nas billions of male chicks are ground up alive
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.85,0:05:37.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the egg industry, infiltrating the dog\Nmeat industry where unspeakable torture of
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.82,0:05:43.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many species is standard practice, or bearing\Nwitness outside of slaughterhouses, watching
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.18,0:05:48.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,truck after truck after truck carry terrified\Nbeings to their brutal deaths—striving to
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.86,0:05:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,educate and inform a widely uninterested—even\Napathetic—and at times aggressively resistant,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.81,0:05:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,public to the lies they’ve been told and\Nthe realities they’ve denied.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.99,0:06:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For many, being vegan means seeing what we\Ndon’t want to see—what our entire society
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.36,0:06:09.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strives so profoundly hard to block out and\Nignore.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.23,0:06:14.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even when it is thrust out into the open\Nwhether through undercover footage and documentaries,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.17,0:06:18.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,solid scientific evidence on the medical and\Nenvironmental fronts, or the overturning of
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.85,0:06:24.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a livestock truck, literally spilling out\Ninto the open the very individuals we want
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.10,0:06:30.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so much to remain hidden so we can eat their\Nbodies without thinking of their faces, even
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.62,0:06:37.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then—when the truth is so blatantly exposed,\Nwe have well-practiced denials at the ready.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.72,0:06:40.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That it’s an isolated event, it’s not\Nlike that here, it’s faulty science, we
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.61,0:06:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,buy humane products, we need the protein,\Nit’s what has to be done, we need better
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.96,0:06:49.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,standards, vegans are just overly-emotional,\Nand on and on.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.89,0:06:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or may be run out of justifications.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.15,0:06:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all we’re left with is brazen denial.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.91,0:07:01.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As flimsy and ineffective at hiding the truth\Nas the cardboard used to shield the public
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.23,0:07:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,execution of the injured survivors of one\Noverturned truck in Canada.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.16,0:07:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see, day after day, astoundingly malicious\Nacts of cruelty, and disgustingly selfish
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.90,0:07:16.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disregard for the lives of others and the\Nenvironmental crisis affecting us all.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.75,0:07:22.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And perhaps even more heartbreakingly, our\Nown family—self-proclaimed animal lovers—continuing
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.72,0:07:26.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to support everything we’re fighting against.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.01,0:07:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We watch as our loved ones eat the bodies\Nand secretions of our loved ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.04,0:07:37.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We watch as those holding the gun or the blade\Nare protected, while those holding the camera
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.15,0:07:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or bottle of water are arrested and vilified,\Nbecause within the realm of the animal products
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.48,0:07:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,industries, the killing of children is standard\Nbusiness practice, and anyone wanting to stop
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.28,0:07:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even document this reality, is the criminal.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.98,0:07:54.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,x\NSo if a study does come out one day finding
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.47,0:07:59.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,definitively that vegans are more prone to\Ndepression and mental illness than non-vegans,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.14,0:08:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don’t expect to count me among the shocked.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.08,0:08:07.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Honestly, with the state of our world and\Nwhat we as a species continue to inflict upon
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.27,0:08:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,others, ourselves and our planet, not being\Nheartbroken, devastated and enraged is a far
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.03,0:08:15.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more troubling reaction.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.66,0:08:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While this video may seem like the worst commercial\Nfor veganism ever, going vegan has and does
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.25,0:08:24.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enhance the physical and mental health of\Nso many people.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.10,0:08:29.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it can simultaneously be incredibly challenging\Nto stay connected to all the suffering and
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.55,0:08:30.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,destruction.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.55,0:08:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I for one would not for a second trade\Nthe pain of awareness for the comfort of denial.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.80,0:08:41.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, there is bliss in ignorance, for the\Nignorant.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.94,0:08:46.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For more information on what I covered today,\Nplease see the links in the video description,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.36,0:08:50.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including the blog post, where I have provided\Nresources to self-care and decompression ideas
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.67,0:08:55.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for activists, as well as information on nutrition’s\Ninfluence on mental health, which I will cover
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.44,0:08:57.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more in depth in another video.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.05,0:09:02.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do want to note that while this video largely\Nfocused on trauma-induced and situational
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.10,0:09:06.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depression, mental illness does not depend\Non one’s experiences or beliefs.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.69,0:09:10.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition, for any vegans with concerns\Nabout the ethics of medication, please see
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.81,0:09:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my video “Is Medication Vegan.”
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.92,0:09:19.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I personally want to thank my $50 and above\Npatrons and my whole Nugget Army Patreon family
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.41,0:09:23.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for making it possible for me to dedicate\Nmyself fulltime to providing free, vegan education.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.89,0:09:28.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you’d like to help support the efforts\Nof Bite Size Vegan please check out the support
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.54,0:09:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,links in the video description below or the\Nlink in the sidebar.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.72,0:09:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you found this video helpful, please give\Nit a thumbs up and share it around to reach
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.44,0:09:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,others struggling, and subscribe for more\Nvegan content every week.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.32,0:09:42.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now go live vegan, with awareness, and I’ll\Nsee you s on.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.94,0:09:47.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've heard people say "I thought I was going to be tougher, I thought I was going to be able to handle this."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.72,0:09:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no honor in being able to "handle it."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.76,0:09:52.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should all react that way.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.14,0:09:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should all be horrified.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.16,0:09:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should all be in tears.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.60,0:10:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're there and you see that and it doesn't—\Nit doesn't rip you apart...
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.94,0:10:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...that's when there might be a problem.