As messed up as it sounds. My dogs are the reason I’m alive. When I was my most depressed the only thought that kept me around was that no one would be able to explain to them why I left and didn’t come back.
I don’t think it’s messed up @daizrai. I think the majority of dog owners feel this way. I tell people all the time if it wasn’t for my dog I don’t know how I would have made it through as intact as i did. Dogs show us how to love and how to embrace every single day you get with joy and serenity. The pain we feel when they die is the tribute we owe them for their pure devotion,
@@lindsay6518 100% accurate I should have said pet owners. Cats are on some level their caretakers spirit animal. I used to talk to my Russian Blue as if he were a person and he’d “answer” as a human might. On the odd day when I’d get home very late from work he was always at the door meowing in a very particular tone which sounded like “where the hell have you been ! Don’t you know I worry?” Dogs and cats, with us through the millennia for good reason
i got my cat at a very dark time in my life and, as grim as it may sound, whenever i get /darker/ thoughts, i always think about my cat. and how she doesn’t deserve to be abandoned. she’s truly kept me going on so many occasions. she really does bring me so much joy in my daily life, i’m so grateful to have a pet.
I remember when Allison first got sugar 😢 and she was saying her therapist thought it would help her with her ocd. If only that Allison could see you now! (And not worry about the whole pandemmy thing)
THANK YOU FOR BEING GOOD PET PARENTS. I feel like people gloss over the fact that you have to caretake your pet and that they are not just there to make you feel better.
I got my cat during the worst depression of my life when I felt incredibly alone. She has taught me that I am capable of loving and caring for someone in a way i was never able to do for myself. This little peanut is my best friend. She is now elderly, diabetic, and arthritic, so I worry about her mortality every day. But the scariest days are far outweighed by the years of quality companionship. The bond we have will be part of me forecer.
my little buddy made it to 15! it wrecked me when i had to put him down 2 years ago. he kept me alive for years though some dark times. and now im crying thinking about him.
I can say with absolute certainty that if I hadn’t had my dog around 10 years ago, I wouldn’t be here. That boy saved me so many times, I couldn’t have ever left him. He’s been gone now for longer than he was here, and I still love him with all of my heart ❤️
When i was depressed my dogs were literally the reason i got out of bed everyday bc they cant take of themselves.. but that was really their way of taking care of me 🥺
i have three cats (one who was my partner’s, two that i adopted) and they are my whole world, i love them more than anything. that being said, they drive me truly, absolutely insane. literally just last night i had to pay almost 100 dollars to talk to animal poison control because one of them got into the counter and started eating coffee beans when i wasn’t looking. luckily she’s fine and she was extra cute for the whole night lmao
I spontaneously adopted a dog four days before my dad passed away, and I swear he's the only reason I have been able to face this grief head on! ❤🩹The purest love! Love you Phantom, Sugar and Beans!
I love animals so much. I can’t afford one right now and my schedule doesn’t allow but I’ve (accidentally) started a pet sitting empire on Rover and I love my human and pet clients and feel so honored I get to have all these animals in my life, they’re my whole camera roll. I can’t wait to have a kitty of my own again 🥹
hell yes to all of this! I'm good friends with my neighbors for the first time in my anxious awkward life because of my tiny monsters. Also yes it is difficult to live alone with two small dogs lmao they run my life and judge me for it
7:27 I foster cats, and letting them go can be quite hard, and this mentality that Alison mentions is so helpful. You really just have to emphasize the belief that you're giving them a good life for the short time that you have them, and that all of the trust and patience you're giving this little guy is the most important thing. Also I related so deeply to this episode. I've learned that life is significantly less livable without forming profound connections with animals
My girl, who we adopted when her first owner died suddenly when she was still a puppy, left me last September. She was 11 1/2 yo. It was so hard at the beginning, not seeing and greeting her first thing in the morning. Or whenever there's thunder, my body would just automatically move and look for her to let her hide in my room because she was scared... Then the pain became manageable, but I would still tear up whenever I remember her, and I think I will be like this forever.
I never thought a dog would be as good for my mental health as my dog is. I grew up absolutely terrified of dogs. I had a panic disorder and dogs were the number one trigger of my panic attacks. I couldn’t even be in a room with a dog until I was like 15, but I worked really hard to overcome my fear because I didn’t want to live that on edge for the rest of my life. But I still never though I’d get a dog until I started hanging out with my friends old dog and realized how comforting she was, and after a mental breakdown, I decided to adopt a senior dog bc I have chronic pain and fatigue and an old, less energetic dog is more my speed. My dog is the first experience I’ve ever had of being loved unconditionally, which has done more for my mental health than any antidepressant I’ve ever taken (still pro drugs tho lol). He’s the only one who is always happy to see me no matter what. 😊 As a kid I couldn’t even imagine seeing a dog and not having a panic attack, so if you had told me I would one day have a dog and love him more than anything, I’d have lost my mind. Adopting a senior dog, you know you get a shorter time with them, but I try to just focus on giving him the best years of his life. Also shoutout to Allison for being the person who made me realize I could get a dog with my ocd…( he’s actually helped a lot with my contamination ocd.
only do it if you are doing it for them, not for yourself. they are living beings and you will be the sole responsible for their well being. also, don't buy.
Allison, that sounds exactly like my harm- and relationship-OCD (R-OCD can apply to pets and any kind of relationship, it doesn't exclusively concern romantic). Having an age they need to hit for you to have been "good" and worrying that something super normal you're doing is animal abuse.
I’ve been lucky enough not to lose any close human family at this time in my life, so losses of pets have been my greatest griefs/traumas of loss. I regularly cry about my (perfectly healthy) cats dying, wondering how I’ll handle the grief. They have gotten me through such tough times, and have kept me accountable to myself. If I disappeared no one could ever love them like I do. I like to think of it like this: I have infinite love to give animals in my life. I will always grieve the pets I’ve lost, but that doesn’t affect how much love I have to give to other animals. I’m a huge proponent of animals for mental health. I’ve had dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rats, mice, hamsters, birds, frogs, geckos, snakes, turtles, fish, crabs, shrimp, etc and I love them all. They are the best part of my life. I work at a pet store, and nothing gives me more joy than interacting with animals. Animals > people.
also, we never had cats or dogs growing up bc we were all horribly allergic but i would read dog magazines and knew all the breeds and was so enamored with the idea. and as an adult after more exposure the allergies got mild enough i can have a dog and 2 cats and it rules!!
I have ferrets too!! four of them!! Made me jump when I heard you speak of them - I actually got ferrets because the rats I had before only lived 2 years (and I couldn't get a dog). They are three now and will live forever :))))
The price you pay at the end of their life is worse than I could’ve ever imagined and I’m a highly anxious person so I’m a pro at imagining bad stuff. I’m honestly traumatized from it. However, pets bring so much joy and so many of them need a home so when I was presented with an opportunity to give a loving home to another cat in need, I took her in and she’s helping me heal ❤
When I was growing up, my mum taught us to wash our hands after touching any animal, and I kept that up for decades. My fiancée and I got a dog last year and I have gradually broken out of that. It surprised my mum a lot. She still washes her hands
genuinely my magical thinking is that bc i don't know my dog squishy's exact age (i'm her third owner) then she's going to live forever bc therefore she doesn't know. i know this makes no logical sense but she's approx 16 and still so full of energy!!
Try taking care of food and plants before graduating to pets. I’m very much anti-pets because I’m going to be a sad, messy b***h if something happens to them.
My mom always has two dogs at a time, but they have big age differences so the younger one outlives the older one and then my mom gets another younger dog so now they are the older one. It’s cute but always ends up in a young puppy who wants to play and a grumpy old dog who doesn’t want anything to do with them.
I think the maximum amount of pets anyone should have is 2, because you have 2 hands. So if both of your pets want attention, then you can interact with both pets, at the same time, and nobody feels neglected. But if you have 3 pets and they all want something at the same time then at least one of them will feel neglected, which should make you feel guilty, if you care about your pets.
This is how I feel about dogs. They live SUCH SHORT LIVES. I'm a cat lady, all my cats have lived to be 17-18. They need to work on making dogs and cats that live EVEN LONGER. SUGAR 💕
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I AM SORRY, excuse me for not realising, SUGAR IS 11 😮❤
exactly my reaction! I thought she was young for some reason!
i KNEW she’d been around for a while but that revelation still floored me too
As messed up as it sounds. My dogs are the reason I’m alive. When I was my most depressed the only thought that kept me around was that no one would be able to explain to them why I left and didn’t come back.
I don’t think it’s messed up @daizrai. I think the majority of dog owners feel this way. I tell people all the time if it wasn’t for my dog I don’t know how I would have made it through as intact as i did. Dogs show us how to love and how to embrace every single day you get with joy and serenity.
The pain we feel when they die is the tribute we owe them for their pure devotion,
Same with me and my cat. I couldn't leave her like that 🥲
@@lindsay6518 100% accurate I should have said pet owners. Cats are on some level their caretakers spirit animal. I used to talk to my Russian Blue as if he were a person and he’d “answer” as a human might. On the odd day when I’d get home very late from work he was always at the door meowing in a very particular tone which sounded like “where the hell have you been ! Don’t you know I worry?” Dogs and cats, with us through the millennia for good reason
@@playnicechannel My cat does that too! I love chatty cats 🥰
i got my cat at a very dark time in my life and, as grim as it may sound, whenever i get /darker/ thoughts, i always think about my cat. and how she doesn’t deserve to be abandoned. she’s truly kept me going on so many occasions. she really does bring me so much joy in my daily life, i’m so grateful to have a pet.
your cat is so blessed to have you xoxo
@@greenglassgoblin that’s so sweet, ty :’)
I remember when Allison first got sugar 😢 and she was saying her therapist thought it would help her with her ocd. If only that Allison could see you now! (And not worry about the whole pandemmy thing)
THANK YOU FOR BEING GOOD PET PARENTS. I feel like people gloss over the fact that you have to caretake your pet and that they are not just there to make you feel better.
I have a hedgehog and even his little soul is such a comfort to me. When we snuggle, or play games, our bond is immeasurable.
I got my cat during the worst depression of my life when I felt incredibly alone. She has taught me that I am capable of loving and caring for someone in a way i was never able to do for myself. This little peanut is my best friend. She is now elderly, diabetic, and arthritic, so I worry about her mortality every day. But the scariest days are far outweighed by the years of quality companionship. The bond we have will be part of me forecer.
my little buddy made it to 15! it wrecked me when i had to put him down 2 years ago. he kept me alive for years though some dark times. and now im crying thinking about him.
sending so much love -A
I can say with absolute certainty that if I hadn’t had my dog around 10 years ago, I wouldn’t be here. That boy saved me so many times, I couldn’t have ever left him. He’s been gone now for longer than he was here, and I still love him with all of my heart ❤️
"Well that's loving something" 😅haha such an Allison statement
When i was depressed my dogs were literally the reason i got out of bed everyday bc they cant take of themselves.. but that was really their way of taking care of me 🥺
Gabe should totally get a cat, he'll love it.
My favourite Thursday morning happy moment!
i have three cats (one who was my partner’s, two that i adopted) and they are my whole world, i love them more than anything. that being said, they drive me truly, absolutely insane. literally just last night i had to pay almost 100 dollars to talk to animal poison control because one of them got into the counter and started eating coffee beans when i wasn’t looking. luckily she’s fine and she was extra cute for the whole night lmao
I spontaneously adopted a dog four days before my dad passed away, and I swear he's the only reason I have been able to face this grief head on! ❤🩹The purest love! Love you Phantom, Sugar and Beans!
This was uploaded days after I had to put down my emotional support dog of 16 years. I miss her every day and feel very seen here
sending love
the way the phantom-grounding seeps through the screen really is incredible
I love animals so much. I can’t afford one right now and my schedule doesn’t allow but I’ve (accidentally) started a pet sitting empire on Rover and I love my human and pet clients and feel so honored I get to have all these animals in my life, they’re my whole camera roll. I can’t wait to have a kitty of my own again 🥹
hell yes to all of this! I'm good friends with my neighbors for the first time in my anxious awkward life because of my tiny monsters. Also yes it is difficult to live alone with two small dogs lmao they run my life and judge me for it
7:27 I foster cats, and letting them go can be quite hard, and this mentality that Alison mentions is so helpful. You really just have to emphasize the belief that you're giving them a good life for the short time that you have them, and that all of the trust and patience you're giving this little guy is the most important thing.
Also I related so deeply to this episode. I've learned that life is significantly less livable without forming profound connections with animals
My pom is 15 and thriving🥰
My girl, who we adopted when her first owner died suddenly when she was still a puppy, left me last September. She was 11 1/2 yo. It was so hard at the beginning, not seeing and greeting her first thing in the morning. Or whenever there's thunder, my body would just automatically move and look for her to let her hide in my room because she was scared... Then the pain became manageable, but I would still tear up whenever I remember her, and I think I will be like this forever.
sending love
I never thought a dog would be as good for my mental health as my dog is. I grew up absolutely terrified of dogs. I had a panic disorder and dogs were the number one trigger of my panic attacks. I couldn’t even be in a room with a dog until I was like 15, but I worked really hard to overcome my fear because I didn’t want to live that on edge for the rest of my life. But I still never though I’d get a dog until I started hanging out with my friends old dog and realized how comforting she was, and after a mental breakdown, I decided to adopt a senior dog bc I have chronic pain and fatigue and an old, less energetic dog is more my speed. My dog is the first experience I’ve ever had of being loved unconditionally, which has done more for my mental health than any antidepressant I’ve ever taken (still pro drugs tho lol). He’s the only one who is always happy to see me no matter what. 😊 As a kid I couldn’t even imagine seeing a dog and not having a panic attack, so if you had told me I would one day have a dog and love him more than anything, I’d have lost my mind. Adopting a senior dog, you know you get a shorter time with them, but I try to just focus on giving him the best years of his life.
Also shoutout to Allison for being the person who made me realize I could get a dog with my ocd…( he’s actually helped a lot with my contamination ocd.
It's a form of parenthood
I've been thinking about getting a cat and this might have been the final push 👀
only do it if you are doing it for them, not for yourself. they are living beings and you will be the sole responsible for their well being. also, don't buy.
Good luck! Make sure to do your research on how to care for them properly so you're prepared to take them on
Allison, that sounds exactly like my harm- and relationship-OCD (R-OCD can apply to pets and any kind of relationship, it doesn't exclusively concern romantic). Having an age they need to hit for you to have been "good" and worrying that something super normal you're doing is animal abuse.
oh that is so interesting...hadn't thought of it that way!
I’ve been lucky enough not to lose any close human family at this time in my life, so losses of pets have been my greatest griefs/traumas of loss. I regularly cry about my (perfectly healthy) cats dying, wondering how I’ll handle the grief. They have gotten me through such tough times, and have kept me accountable to myself. If I disappeared no one could ever love them like I do.
I like to think of it like this: I have infinite love to give animals in my life. I will always grieve the pets I’ve lost, but that doesn’t affect how much love I have to give to other animals.
I’m a huge proponent of animals for mental health. I’ve had dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rats, mice, hamsters, birds, frogs, geckos, snakes, turtles, fish, crabs, shrimp, etc and I love them all. They are the best part of my life. I work at a pet store, and nothing gives me more joy than interacting with animals. Animals > people.
Thanks for this, it was right on time. My 12 year old pup just needed to go outside and explore at 3 am for… I’m still not sure why 😭
they tell you they have to pee soooo bad! emergency! then they just go leisurely smell stuff
also, we never had cats or dogs growing up bc we were all horribly allergic but i would read dog magazines and knew all the breeds and was so enamored with the idea. and as an adult after more exposure the allergies got mild enough i can have a dog and 2 cats and it rules!!
I have ferrets too!! four of them!! Made me jump when I heard you speak of them - I actually got ferrets because the rats I had before only lived 2 years (and I couldn't get a dog).
They are three now and will live forever :))))
The price you pay at the end of their life is worse than I could’ve ever imagined and I’m a highly anxious person so I’m a pro at imagining bad stuff. I’m honestly traumatized from it. However, pets bring so much joy and so many of them need a home so when I was presented with an opportunity to give a loving home to another cat in need, I took her in and she’s helping me heal ❤
I've always loved rats, but I know I could never have one cause their life span is 2-4 years
Yes they are. Next question.
I mean, being told it’s a good idea to get a dog is certainly the nicest way I’ve been called out on my introversion
When I was growing up, my mum taught us to wash our hands after touching any animal, and I kept that up for decades. My fiancée and I got a dog last year and I have gradually broken out of that. It surprised my mum a lot. She still washes her hands
genuinely my magical thinking is that bc i don't know my dog squishy's exact age (i'm her third owner) then she's going to live forever bc therefore she doesn't know. i know this makes no logical sense but she's approx 16 and still so full of energy!!
I love this show. Long time listener.
Thank you!!
My parent's named all their animals from "spanishspeaker!
I live for my dogs!!! It’s sad to say but I live and work for my dogs so they can have the best life 😂
my cat is my world and my son
Try taking care of food and plants before graduating to pets. I’m very much anti-pets because I’m going to be a sad, messy b***h if something happens to them.
My mother also got a replica dog. Except...ready for it? She gave the new dog the SAME NAME.
My mom always has two dogs at a time, but they have big age differences so the younger one outlives the older one and then my mom gets another younger dog so now they are the older one. It’s cute but always ends up in a young puppy who wants to play and a grumpy old dog who doesn’t want anything to do with them.
I was wondering what happened to beans cause you never show him anymore he appeared once glad hes still around
My cats are named ghost and spirit hahaa!
Gabe, i thought Hammy was your cat 🥺
I think the maximum amount of pets anyone should have is 2, because you have 2 hands. So if both of your pets want attention, then you can interact with both pets, at the same time, and nobody feels neglected. But if you have 3 pets and they all want something at the same time then at least one of them will feel neglected, which should make you feel guilty, if you care about your pets.
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This is how I feel about dogs. They live SUCH SHORT LIVES. I'm a cat lady, all my cats have lived to be 17-18. They need to work on making dogs and cats that live EVEN LONGER. SUGAR 💕
Its insane people who obsess the most over “mental health “ usually turn out to have bad mental health in the end.
A few years ago there were two pretty ladies. Now one is a pumpkin and one is a freak. God bless us all.
And you’ve always looked busted as hell so what now