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Congrats on the new kitten! Getting a new pet for anyone can bring a lot of stress in the beginning. We all want everything to work out and go well. There may be some bumps in the road but you are going to be a great kitten mama! My dogs help me with my OCD because they basically do ERP with me. I think that this experience will be good ERP for you and ultimately this kitten will bring you so much love. I look at my pets as emotional support pets and Iām sure this kitten will become that for you and will be there for you when youāre feeling anxious. š
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my cat following me home 13 yrs ago was the best thing that ever happened to me.
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omgš„²š„² thatās amazing. Yes I literally love cats like my 16 ye old cat just passed away he was my eveyrhing . Idk now Iām so anxious about having one of my own and something going wrong or affecting my life?? I canāt even explain the feeling . I feels like loss of control??
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@cheerfully i understand. and maybe there will be some level of loss. but thats okay. the love that will fill your heart will flood out all the fear...
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Thank you sooo much for your helpful comment ā¤ļøI appreciate it so much.
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A lot of my OCD revolves around my two cats. What actually helped was how my parents took over their care when I went to college. When I came back I saw all the things I did differently because I would try to be so careful, but nothing bad ever happened to my cats when those precautions werenāt taken when I was gone. So I donāt worry nearly as much. I donāt know if you can somehow give someone else you know some of the responsibility like I did for the sake of observation, but if you can I recommend it as a stepping stone.
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When I was a little kid, I used to be horrible. Every time I thought an animal was too cute or something, iād get violent, terribly violent. I regret it so much and wish I never did anything like that. It follows me in my mind and I hate it even though I was a child. Then a year or two ago, I got upset at my cat and tossed her onto the bed very quickly and hard, and pushed her down. I remember feeling like I didnāt want to hurt her but I didnāt want to let go. I cried after it happened and gave her many treats. Around the same time, my dog got me mad i just smacked her nose but I still feel sick to my stomach thinking about it. Idk if i was 14 or 15 at the time? I would never do anything to hurt any animal now, but why did I ever do it back then? It makes me so sick thinking about it and now I canāt STOP thinking about it. I still never wanted to hurt my cat, but she got on my last nerve at that moment and it happened multiple times and I threw her pretty fast. I canāt believe Iād ever do that. Iāve been hating myself for it ever since i started thinking about it again. I canāt forgive myself and Idk what to do. I wish I could go back in time and never do what I did. She was still only about 5 months old at that time. She means the world to me and we have a very close bond, but now I feel like I canāt love her because what I did. I feel like I canāt have friends, or anything really because I feel like I donāt deserve anything. I feel like a terrible monster and I hate that I ever did anything to a little angel that didnāt even do anything wrong. Idk how to forgive myself. I hate that I did that and I wish I never did. It still wasnāt as bad as it was when I was little, but itās still not okay at all and I canāt go back in time and change it, so now idk what to do with myself. I feel like I donāt deserve to be around my cats babies even though I love them with all my heart. Iām 16 now and not the same ragey person as i used to be. I had a lot of anger built up from an ex that I was with at the time, but still WHY would I take it out on my beautiful cat. The more I think about it, the worst it gets, itās sucking up all of my happiness.
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