We used coping mechanism to try to combat our depression. It makes our sanity intact. It's just a matter of how we put this coping mechanism to work. We resort to drinking alcohol which depressed our central nervous system further feeling more depressed, we go to psychiatrist which give us antidepressant drugs which side effect is depression,we blame ourselves for the circumstances that we don't have any control of. Repressing childhood experiences especially if detrimental to our psychological well being is our body's way of coping with the stress of it but voluntary repressing it cause more harm sometimes.Acceptance is much better although it takes some time.I am not opposed in eating meat because it is rich in vitamin B12 which helps our body, deficiency of it as they say can cause depression,poor memory,confusion, etc.. The key is balance in diet. And psychedelics, it gives you temporary euphoria but you're crave for more, messing your brain eventually. Thanks for the educational post @matrjoschka