7 Ways Having a Pet Can Improve Your Mental health

There are many ways to cope with mental health. One of them is having a pet. Let us know what pet you own and how have your pets been helping your mental health?

Idk why it’s been so hard but I’ve had my fur baby since I was 12 years old (I’m 24 now) and now that I moved out of my parents I can’t keep her in my apartment bc they won’t allow me to pay a pet rent bc no animals. I feel so much more anxious and depressed without her around. She’s an hour away at my mom’s house 😢 I get to see her sometimes. I’ve asked 3 drs for a ESA letter and no one will write it. I was raped when I was 5 and constantly have anxiety and nightmares from the trauma you’d think I’d make an amazing person for an ESA especially bc I already had her for years (I just moved out like 2 years ago) and she helped so much with everything.

this helped so much, i genuinely couldn't thank you enough, this video i showed to my dad and its convinced him to get me a dog, so now i just have to convince my mom, its lifted a bit of stress and nervousness off my chest. thank you so much.

If you are going to get a pet for a depression, don't go for a mamal
Freshwater Fishes +i recommend you platy fish
Or a turtles like red eared sliders would be better

They will follow you becasue they know you provide them foods
And thats it, that is all

Dog on the other hand would be your family, would be like winnie the pooh of yours
Just don't talk

That's a dam lie… animals make people's mental health go even higher😂 hell I got some friends that got four pigs in their house two goats in the pen inside the house I think three dogs and 7 cats and then four more dogs outside with five ducks I can't tell you how many chickens they got one small heifer cow and three more goats out there and then two giant pigs.. now you tell me this damn Animals help people with mental health sounds like it just makes it worse more and more animals😂 … hell there's no room in the house so they make the kids sleep on the floor and in the couch the snakes are in the kids rooms they can't sleep in there lmao.

having pets is also selfish, pets are essentially for satisfying human needs, whether mental health or companionship, many animals also hate confinement, like hamsters, their lifes are totally dependent on you, and you are their owner, master, you are the one that depict what they eat, wear and do, if they don't like it, they also can't talk back, maybe that is why people like them.

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I'm 19 year's old and I have no friends and no girlfriend Just no one to even reach out to, I decided to own a dog to keep me company and ease my loneliness.

I'm my dog's rescued human

There was a girl whom I loved with all my heart. So much so that I made plans for our lives and changed my career towards that direction. But unfortunately it did not workout and she left me. I don't want to mention why because I respect her privacy. The pain was unbelievable. It felt like my whole world was crushed. I literally did not have a reason to wake up or do anything in my life. For the next 6 month I mental and physical health was in shambles.

Then my friend told me that his German spitz has given birth to 4 puppies and would I like to have one. He did not have the space and he was giving them away. I was not sure but I went to his to check them out. A little fur ball came to me as I entered his apartment and started sniffing me. He followed me through out the whole time. She chose me. I did not choose her. I took her home with me.

Honestly, she saved my life. She saved me from myself. All I am, my excellent results in the University, my excellent physical condition is completely because of her. She made me happy. Everything just followed.

Her name is 'Pushy Pushy' because she rubs her nose on my chest everyday on the couch before she falls asleep in my arms.

Dog is man's best friend. This is God's honest truth.

Of course they won't judge us they can't even talk lmao

i got a pet and it made my anxiety and stress levels go up a lot. dont listen to this video.

Bandaid instead of attacking the real issue at hand

I suffer from anxiety and depression on and off for years. Having a dog helps me cope a lot and teaches me to take things/days a day at a time.

( REHAB TIME! ) MUCH OF PET. OWNERSHIP TWODEY IS A NEW FORM OF SLAVERY. IT IS INTER-SPECIES SLAVERY. FACTS OVA FEELINGS!

Probably the best and purest relationship that I have. Pets are easily pleased and grateful. Thankful for how much they’ve enriched my life 💗

My cat, Always wakes me up at the same time each morning

I am a 41 year old male and if I go more than 48 hours away from my dogs, I become depressed and upset. It’s that bad. That’s why I am so afraid of going to jail.

My Guinea pigs fill my heart, give me a sense of purpose. If I ended it all, what would happen to my piggies? I find myself asking that. Their so therapeutic. So full of love. I Love My Babies ❤️

i had a pet
she was my best friend
i saw her and i was happy

because i finally felt loved

then she died 6 months later

she was sick

that was the thing that did it for my mental health

i lost the one thing i loved more than anything
i lost my biggest dream

after that i just dont really feel anymore

im just

there

not happy

not sad

nothing

there are some people who make me smile with ought fail

but other than them

im just not okay

but no one listens

and that hurts

My cats have only caused me high blood pressure, stress, and anxiety. All they do is destroy, destroy, destroy my house which pisses me off…they have been rehomed and my blood pressure has dropped, dropped, dropped!!

I have recently come out of hospital after seeing specialist and because I told people I’m struggling with mental health issues everyone of my friends disappeared. I’ve been on my own for about a year now amd I’m only 31 and just hate living but I can’t have a pet unfortunately.

going to add this into my slideshow about why I should get a pet