Hi. I’m a teenager who is fairly new to the vegan lifestyle. I’m coming here for support. I used to be on Reddit for that. But there was a series of events that led to a mental breakdown and me deleting my account. I got rid of Reddit and Discord because they were just too inflammatory and I couldn’t do it. But I realized I still needed support as vegan. It hurts to watch people discuss their favorite ways to cook meat and what leather clothing they want to buy. I want to learn how to effectively cope. I want to learn to be an effective activist. I want to be able to fight for the animals without doing the thing that led to a mental breakdown. So I decided to return to hanging around smaller forums for the support I needed. I hope this place supports me. Thank you.