get a dog?

olyjohn 19 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yes because when you are struggling to take care of yourself, piling on vet bills and food and more responsibility, and less social time will really help.

	▲	delichon 18 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Depression hates a moving target. The responsibility for exercising my dog is tremendous for my mental (and physical) health.
	▲	jimbokun 18 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Worrying over another being you are responsible for and thinking less about yourself and your own situation...just might help with depression I would think. And nothing increases the desire for other people to be sociable with you than walking a dog.
	▲	littlexsparkee 18 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I love my dog but absent my partner's desires, I don't think I would've taken it on. The cost, attention, potential behavioral issues, the prospect of losing them eventually are not for everyone.

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Simulacra 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm working on this actually. I had a dog for 12 years and she really kept me going. Saved me. But she died a couple years ago, literally the day after one of my parents, and it's been tough. But I'm really thinking about getting another dog; I really want to get another dog.

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jvidalv 17 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Go get it man, they are the best.

This is my pack: https://i.imgur.com/hnoioNy.jpeg

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instakill 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Get another dog. I would if I had a little garden for them. It sounds like you already know you should/want to.

	▲	Simulacra 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I'm saving for it! The fee is $350-400 to adopt, so it will just take me a little time.

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collide6 19 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This is the way.