Comments on: My Depression, My Dogs

By: Ari Kato

Ari Kato — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:29:56 +0000

I totally agree. I left to college and my dog is my only companion. I am moving next year to an apartment that doesn’t allow pets unless I have a medical note. I am having the hardest time trying to get one, and it is making me very depressed. I really hope I can find it because just like you my dog means the world to me. She is my best friend and I don’t know what I would do without her.

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:59:56 +0000

i totally couldnt do it without my pooch. http://www.iyampam.com/2010/04/why-i-like-babies-and-dogs/

By: Hallie

Hallie — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:54:16 +0000

The unconditional love that pets offer is just astounding. I have a physical, chronic painful condition and like your dog did to you, my cats do the same to me. They like to sleep on my bed with me but every morning at around 8am…they meow like crazy to be let out(to use the litter-box and eat). If not for them I would spend hours in my bed, because it’s safe and I feel better horizontal. I know, and my doctors have told me physical activity and movement is as essential to my feeling better as my pain medications. So the fact that those kitties force me to get up and get out of bed, feed them, change the litter box, play with them(those kitties LOVE LOVE LOVE to play), literally help me in my recovery to feel better..because once I am up, I am up, might as well exercise, go to school and work part-time. Not to mention when I am feeling terrible, and in terrible pain, the sound of a cats purr can not be compared to anything else, the feeling of their sandpaper tongue licking me and having them rub up against my leg is just what is needed during times of despair. Physical pain and emotional pain are one in the same. People that don’t have animals don’t understand…they can be literal life savers to people. If it were up to me I would rather spend the day in my bed…but it’s not up to me.

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Davey Hill — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:43:32 +0000

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PsychCentral — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:47:52 +0000

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