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Mental Health Support

hunter

(39,005 posts)

11. Pets are wonderful.

Reply to I_UndergroundPanther (Reply #9)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 10:02 PM

Mar 2020

My dogs will nudge me along when I'm feeling paralyzed.

We have one dog who is especially silly and likes to make me laugh.

She's actually a terrible dog who has chewed up furniture, gifted me with dead rats, and will shove spit covered tennis balls in my face while I'm napping, but I've got to appreciate her enthusiasm.

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Feeling so tired [View all] I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 OP

Try NPR for a switch. Sometimes radio has a calming effect if they applegrove Mar 2020 #1

Hi Panther SheltieLover Mar 2020 #2

Not sure if you are a veteran SheltieLover Mar 2020 #3

This must be very hard. Are you able to get out of the apartment just to walk around for a while? enough Mar 2020 #4

I have my cell I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #8

please hang in there handmade34 Mar 2020 #5

Sorry about what happened with your son I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #10

Trying to send you some good energy! MLAA Mar 2020 #6

Hang in there! Canoe52 Mar 2020 #7

Thank you for your sweet replies everyone I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #9

Pets are wonderful. hunter Mar 2020 #11

I don't know your physical health. cwydro Mar 2020 #12