Do vegetarians have a mental illness...?

Question

i.e. the fact they don't eat and love meat!

Answer 1

Probably.

I myself only eat baby panda liver poached in lemur blood.

Answer 2

Hello Gangster,

Of course they do not have a mental illness. It is their preference whether to eat meat or dairy products or not.

I am not a vegetarian or vegan but I certainly recognise anyones right to eat or not eat meat and would never consider them mentally impaired because they decided not to eat meat for whatever reason.

On the other side of the coin, if vegetartians are considered to have a mental illness because they refuse to eat meat, we meat eaters could equally be considered to have a similar problem because we choose to eat meat products.

Poseidon

Answer 3

I'm vegetarian and I work in mental health. No, vegetarianism is not a mental illness. My wife is a Dietitian working for a state mental hospital, and she's vegetarian too. I have heard of some psychotic people having bizarre ideas about food (like a guy who said he had to eat red, white and blue food) and some girls with eating disorders who say they are vegetarian in an attempt to cover it up. Sorry it's not a very funny answer, but I have some experience in this area and I'm telling the truth.

Now, find somebody who says yes and give them best answer. That's what you were going to do anyway.

Answer 4

I used to love meat. most veggies dont eat meat because of moral reasons. Not because we don't like it. It was one of the hardest things i've ever done, my body was craving meat for about a year,but i just could not have it on my conscience. I dont' miss it at all now!
If having high principals and actually being strong enough to stop doing something you like (instead of taking the easy option and letting someone else worry about it) means i have a mental illness.. than i'd rather not be mentally sound thanks.

Answer 5

Vegetarianism is not a mental illness, but closed mindedness and intolerance certainly comes close. The more insecure one is in themselves, the more likely they are to bash other people for the choices that are right for them.

Answer 6

It's a matter of personal choice. I appreciate that the 'Nanny State' is growing in the UK, but some people still believe in and exercise the right to choose.
When my daughters went vegetarian, their paternal Grandmother said to me, 'Never mind, they'll get over it,' as though it were measles.

Answer 7

i must say some vegans [not all] come off a little pushy [alot like a reformed smoker] but some of their foods are quite Delicious and when balanced with a good piece of meat [deer beef bear pig goat lamb] makes for quite a meal. are they mentally ill as a group? no that's even more absurd than the group peta.

Answer 8

i am a non vegetarian my self . no vegetarians do not have a mental illness because it is to them they want to eat non veg or not . most of the people do not eat non veg due to their religious believes or they think that killing of animals is not good.

Answer 9

I love meat but only when its still walking around happy in a field,
I dont eat red meat as i dont like the taste of it
I do eat free range chicken tho
Does this mean I have half a mental illness?

Answer 10

Nope. It's just that omnivores are more likely to survive in extreme circumstances. Your mental health, however is more in question. Certainly your tolerance is lacking.

Answer 11

well they will be a very heathly mentally ill person as the vegetarian diet is the healthiest in the world and those people who eat and love meat will be dead from cholestral issues and other meat born illness!!