i think the passing of my cat has made my mental health unbearable

[verminnnn]

my cat wasn't an emotional support animal, but she could sense when i was about to have panic attacks/bpd episodes/bipolar episodes. she was my best friend and she could calm me down like no other. it's been about a month without her and i miss her terribly. i feel like i've got a cat shaped hole in my life

 

[Worthless_nobody]

I am so sorry. My heart goes out to you. Loosing a beloved pet is so hard because they are not just pets they are our family. I lost my dog last year. She was the light of my life and my heart and soul. I have another dog I dearly love but each one of our pets are so special and unique they can't ever be replaced.

 

[oopswronglife]

I am always in fear of mine being sick, in pain, or dying and it would absolutely trigger a total breakdown as she is the most important thing in my life. Looks like I am going to cross the rainbow bridge before her and leaving her behind is miserable. No winning.

 

[WhyIsLife56]

i feel like i've got a cat shaped hole in my life

Hugs

 

[not-2-b-the-answer]

my cat wasn't an emotional support animal, but she could sense when i was about to have panic attacks/bpd episodes/bipolar episodes. she was my best friend and she could calm me down like no other. it's been about a month without her and i miss her terribly. i feel like i've got a cat shaped hole in my life

So sorry for your loss. Cats are awesome. I would love to have a cat again but my hope to CTB prevents me from doing that.

 

[Final Escape]

my cat wasn't an emotional support animal, but she could sense when i was about to have panic attacks/bpd episodes/bipolar episodes. she was my best friend and she could calm me down like no other. it's been about a month without her and i miss her terribly. i feel like i've got a cat shaped hole in my life

Yea, u don't realize how much they help until your pet is gone. It doesn't require a certification that an animal is benefiting u mentally. It shouldn't.

 

[Starrywaters]

Companion animals are incredibly important to many of us who suffer with poor mental health.

They can never tell your secrets so you can entirely remove the 'face you wear' for the world and be as broken or as muddled as you allow yourself to be. All animals are support animals really, they ask for very little in return and yet offer so much.

I am sorry you have lost your little side kick. I'm sure from what you have said she loved you very much and was probably very sad to have left you; animals are far more intuitive than some people appreciate.

 

[Jean4]

I am prone to impulsive CTB. Before I had to put my cat to sleep, I told him to come back to me. All I had in this world was that cat. I then tried to CTB.

4 months later, I saw a picture on FB of a kitten up for adoption. I knew immediately it was him.

I am now surgically attached to that cat. My partner CTB a little over a week ago. He told me not to follow him. I needed to be here for my cat.

Put it out into the universe. The right cat will find you.

 

[ForensicallyAware]

I miss my cat so much. A dog bit her just once, unfortunately it was in a critical area of her body.

I wasn't supposed to have one according to my landlord's rules.

She was a very important companion to me and I cannot get over her being gone.

 

[CatabolicSeed]

I feel the same. My cat passed away July 4th 2018, and though I've been suicidal for long nefore then, her passing just obliterated my ability to cope. I just want to see her again.