ughhh i would really appreciate any advice anyone has. i think my dog is unfortunately gonna pass away tonight she’s very old and is slowing down. i hate getting emotional in front of others and now i can’t even leave my room. i’m worried this will send me into a very deep depression. if anyone has any advice please let me know.

Username: VampireEyesVampireEyes

Date posted: 3y ago

I'm so sorry about your dog. When I've lost a pet, I try to think about the great life and love I gave them. Support from others is important and I'm glad your reaching out, it's very courageous and that courage will get you through this.

Username: you.are.enoughyou.are.enough

Date posted: 3y ago

I'm so sorry. Losing a pet is extremely painful and I don't think there's a healthy way to make coping with that pain easier. Being proactive now about friends you can talk to or activities you can do to keep you busy in the next few days/weeks may be a good idea. I think there's also an important opportunity for acceptance here: You will most likely feel devastated and sad. Accept it and have faith that the feelings will pass & you always have a community here that you can turn to, even if it's non-OCD related 💚

Username: you.are.enoughyou.are.enough

Date posted: 3y ago

And I mean that I don't think there's a healthy way of avoiding that pain. There are definitely healthy ways to cope with the pain, but the pain itself is unavoidable.

Username: pluralinespluralines

Date posted: 3y ago

i’m so sorry to hear about your loss. losing someone special like a pet is never easy on the heart. i lost my cat last january - he was my best friend. what helped for me - which i hope can aid you in healing.. give yourself the space to feel & be in your emotions. reflect on the beauty that your dog gave you and all of the beauty you gave to her. let your tears fall freely 🌷 it’s admirable that you reflected on yourself & spoke about it. writing it all down, whether it here or in a journal can help a lot 🌷 you could also reach out to a trusted friend & let them know what you’re going through. best wishes

Username: ARTnotOCDARTnotOCD

Date posted: 3y ago

My mind is too scattered right now for sharing any advice, but I send you love and comfort. If you don’t want to be emotional in front of others irl, please know we support you and care about you here. 💜

Username: smbenjamin88

Date posted: 3y ago

I was thinking of getting a dog for emotional support. If you do have a pet, does it help ease the anxiety? Any advice or words of wisdom?

Username: EFF_OCD

Date posted: 2y ago

Feeling like a failure

Not trying to play the pity party here but struggling a bit. I haven’t posted on here in over a month and for the most part, I’ve been somewhat out of an OCD flare and living normally (yay). I ran across a few Tik toks of doctors (psychiatrists) who are against SSRI’s and anxiety medicine. Well, as someone who takes them, this sent me down the rabbit whole. I despise taking medication and putting medicine in my body actually is really hard for me as this is one of the themes I obsess about (Is the medicine doing more harm that good. Am I going to become dependent. Etc). It just made me feel like a weak person and I wish I could handle my mental health issues holistically. Maybe I can one day but for now, I am not sure. Just asking for your thoughts and prayers because I feel like I’m going back into a flare when I have been out of one for so long. It’s the worst feeling. My dog passed away a few days ago and I believe the stress from that is adding to it 😓

Username: J.J. Parker

Date posted: 50w ago

Pet Death/Injury intrusive thoughts

Y’all I am so goddamn mentally exhausted it’s incredible. I have a cat, she’s two and in perfect health, but my OCD won’t leave her alone. I’m constantly worried she’ll get crushed under a recliner or die of heat stroke in the dryer. My mom accommodates as much as she can, we keep the dryer shut and we keep a cat bed in the living room so she has a place to hide instead of going under the chair. I’ve never had an animal more than a year or so (hamsters that met tragic ends no matter what I did, and a senior dog that we put down after a year due to declining health) so I think the lack of experience with a pet is a big thing here, and she’s the first animal I’ve ever actually bonded with for real. I just want to make my brain stop describing her possible deaths to me and I can’t figure out how. Anything is appreciated. Thanks for reading, folks.

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