Now days I try to avoid saying I’m vegan as much as possible because my mental health is fair and I feel lonely. Dealing with all the arguing can be too much sometimes. I hope in the future I would have more confidence for activism and informing others.
There was also a statistic that said vegans are the second most hated group after drug addicts. Neither social stigma is justified. People need to be more compassionate to other beings not matter how rough in a state they’re.
But I would never be a pick me vegan and attack my morals to please others. I don’t care if it makes meat eaters uncomfortable. Deal with it and do better!
Never afraid but I generally only mention I’m vegan if I think another person might be interested or if we’re discussing meal logistics. I found that more freely mentioning I’m vegan led to defensiveness and uninteresting conversations. With veganism and in general I try to focus on commonalities when I interact with people. For example, if political orientation is shared, I’ll talk about politics. If I can tell it is not, I’ll try to avoid political topics.
When I turned vegan, I was very disillusioned with society and angry for a while. I don’t know if that applies. My unasked for advice would be to take good care of yourself - that’s the most important thing - and the greater confidence for activism will naturally come <3