Veggie Chic

The dreams have started already

by Jul on January 3rd, 2007

I’m on day 3 of my new vegan diet, and already the nightmares have begun. Perhaps you know the type? In one dream, I absentmindedly pop a piece of cheese into my mouth. In another, I take a bite into something only to discover it’s an omelet. After each forbidden-food eating incident, I recoil in horror and panic. Massive horror and panic. The kind of horror and panic you would feel upon discovering you had accidentally drown a kitten, or something of that nature.

I had the same type of dream when I first became a vegetarian 17 years ago - I’d accidentally eat meat and then freak out about it. In real life, I wasn’t particularly concerned about “slipping up”, but for some reason in my dream life it was a major offense.

I’m not alone in these dreams. A lot of other vegetarians I’ve spoken with have reported having similar experiences. A friend who also recently went vegan told me she has a recurring nightmare where she’s chasing a hamburger around. Have you ever had this sort of dream?

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