Is There Such a Thing as Vegan Depression?

Clare Mann October 10, 2018

Over the years, clients have visited me with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Despite many discussing what they think might contribute to this, the majority of people struggle to alleviate their symptoms and are unaware of the real causes of their distress. However, vegans know specifically what is causing their distress; Knowing about the systematised cruelty to animals and non-vegan’s resistance and refusal to ask questions about what we’ve all been told is going on in the world.

This issue was debated in an Australian mainstream newspaper, The Sydney Morning Herald, and a psychotherapist and two psychologists, including myself Clare Mann, were asked the question, “Is there such a thing as vegan depression?”

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https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/is-there-such-thing-as-vegan-depression-20180920-p504v2.html

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