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Please help me get the image out of my mind...
I saw a video of how they get animal fur (Stupid idea... I accidentally clicked it and continued watching...), and now I'm really sickened by it. I'm never wearing animal fur or eating animal products again, but how can I get the image and thought out of my mind? Please help.
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Totally agree with Razhie. You do see shocking images played over and over. Shock lowers your seratonin levels and it 'burns' a neural 'loop'. Should fade. And I agree, ad hoc trapping and skinning wild animals is to be discouraged. The methods of slaughter and skinning can be horrific. And what right do we have to go into their 'space' and take them on a commercial scale. Fact is, most fur and virtually all the meat you'll buy is from farmed creatures. They were bread for food or fur and simply would not exist otherwise. Might sound like I'm splitting hairs, but if you think into it at some length there is a vast ethical difference. Also, slaughter is sanitary and humane. You may not wish to wear fur, plenty of women don't. I tend to think it looks better on the animal! Likewise, you might give up meat. But have all the facts before you make a decision. Not a (no doubt?) anti fur-trapping video clip and a state of shock. I dislike trapping myself, but have no objection to shooting of game (pheasant, wild duck etc) for sport and good eating. It's a matter of personal values I think??
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When you have a disturbing image, fix your eyes (ant your attention) on the immediate world around you. Look at your coffee cup, or people on the street, or a cloud. Whatever is around you wherever you happen to be at the time. Pull your attention out of your interior world of images and out into the real world.
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I'm sorry you had to see something that upset you like that. Unfortunately, that probably won't be the last time something like that happens to you.
There really isn't any reason to wear fur, unless you're an Eskimo. :P And I don't think Eskimos today even really wear fur anymore since they have access to coats and other things like you and I would wear. I do know that they don't waste any of the animal they kill, so I'm not sure what they do with the fur then. Perhaps they sell it?
That's something to think about. Not all fur is taken in the way you saw, I'm sure. Typically when people make videos like that, they intend to appall and even scare their viewers. There's a purpose behind the video and they make it a very emotional and dramatic experience on purpose.
Also, keeping yourself from all animal products is a little extreme. If you're concerned about the treatment of the animals I would maybe do some of my own research on the products and brands of foods that you like to eat and be sure that the places are humane. Not ALL animal related business is bad when it comes to consumer demands. Just keep that in mind.
As for getting the images and thoughts from your mind, the only thing that will make you forget those things is time. It won't happen right away, but at some point in the future you'll realize you haven't thought about it in a long time, and you'll be happy about that! XD
Just keep yourself busy with fun and happy things for the next few days. Hang out with your friends, watch some funny movies. Get your spirits back up and eventually the memories will become hazy.
Good luck and may God bless you!
xoxo
Miss Ashlee
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Time.
That's really the only cure - it takes time for disturbing visual images to fade, but they do fade.
You might be helped by remembering that those who promote these videos online want you to have exactly that extreme reaction. These videos are like commercials: They are designed to persuade you of a certain thing. They show the worst, usually criminal behaviour, edited in such a way to be the most horrific as possible, and rarely feature the normal or best practices of the husbandry industry.
There is no real reason to wear fur, there are lots of reasons to eat animal protein. Please don't compromise your health with hasty decisions about your diet.
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