Alive because of a dog

[no.death.bed.reQ]

Have you ever been so obsessed with an animal that their existence is the reason for your existence? I lived for my dog and he's been gone 8 weeks now. I don't think I'll recover - ever

 

[tonicer]

I lost mine 16 years ago weirdly that's the same amount of time he was with me. I miss him still every day. I wish i could tell you that it gets better but for me at least it didn't. Some say "get another dog" but there is no replacing him. The only consolation i ever got was from my grandma, she always said "dogs lives are so short because god wants his angels back in heaven." and i know she was right. Dogs are little angels that make our lives better. I just wish that loosing them didn't hurt so bad.

 

[4colliez]

I wouldn't say obsessed but I have a dog and she definitely is the main reason I'm still here. I love her in a way that's different.
I often convince myself everyone hates me and no one's life would be changed if I were gone. Except for her... I know I'm her whole world, I'm the one thing that's been constant her whole life and it feels like a burden. She'd get incredibly depressed if I just disappeared and I can't forgive myself for doing that. I also don't trust anyone else to properly take care of her

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. It's a pain I can't even begin to imagine

 

[no.death.bed.reQ]

I lost mine 16 years ago weirdly that's the same amount of time he was with me. I miss him still every day. I wish i could tell you that it gets better but for me at least it didn't. Some say "get another dog" but there is no replacing him. The only consolation i ever got was from my grandma, she always said "dogs lives are so short because god wants his angels back in heaven." and i know she was right. Dogs are little angels that make our lives better. I just wish that loosing them didn't hurt so bad.

They are the best and this pain is indescribable. It sounds bad but if I could have chose any human in my life or my dog, I would choose my dog - every single time.

We got another dog (same breed) but that was really my fiancés way of dealing with losing him. I was in no way ready for another and I just can't connect with him. I actually want to give him back and that is so not me. Dogs are my most favorite thing on planet earth.

I wouldn't say obsessed but I have a dog and she definitely is the main reason I'm still here. I love her in a way that's different.
I often convince myself everyone hates me and no one's life would be changed if I were gone. Except for her... I know I'm her whole world, I'm the one thing that's been constant her whole life and it feels like a burden. She'd get incredibly depressed if I just disappeared and I can't forgive myself for doing that. I also don't trust anyone else to properly take care of her

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. It's a pain I can't even begin to imagine

Heart dogs are a real thing.

And I get absolutely everything you're saying. Your feelings are almost identical to what mine were

 

[tonicer]

They are the best and this pain is indescribable. It sounds bad but if I could have chose any human in my life or my dog, I would choose my dog - every single time.

We got another dog (same breed) but that was really my fiancés way of dealing with losing him. I was in no way ready for another and I just can't connect with him. I actually want to give him back and that is so not me. Dogs are my most favorite thing on planet earth.

It doesn't sound bad at all. Dogs are better than 99.99% of humans. The only good human i know is my mother.

I wouldn't say obsessed but I have a dog and she definitely is the main reason I'm still here. I love her in a way that's different.
I often convince myself everyone hates me and no one's life would be changed if I were gone. Except for her... I know I'm her whole world, I'm the one thing that's been constant her whole life and it feels like a burden. She'd get incredibly depressed if I just disappeared and I can't forgive myself for doing that. I also don't trust anyone else to properly take care of her

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. It's a pain I can't even begin to imagine

You sound like a really good person. I always talk about that my mom is the sole reason i didn't kill myself back when i was a teenager but my dog did an equal amount of holding me back from doing it. I think the intense pain his loss causes me is the loss of a reason to exist. Now it's "just" my mom and she is old and might only have 10 or 15 years left. If i don't find another reason ... that's it.

 

[darksouls]

my female dog left me in 2020,
she was my best friend for about 15 years,
my beloved pets were the only friends I ever had in my life