Pets and Depression
After reading this article, i discovered that owning or buying a pet can markably reduce symptoms of depression. However, having a pet can not replace perscribed medicine and will not cure depression. After a long day, coming home to a pet that is ALWAYS happy to see you, regardless of what you have done, will you give you some amount of happiness no matter what. Doctors, researchers and veterinarians that have studied this theory all agree that it is very true that pets can take away depressive feelings. A therapist quoted in the article, Terri Wright, states that pets offer psychological and physical comfort. I completely agree with this, because every day i watch tv with my dogs and they always show affection towards me and are comfy to lay with. An PhD, Alan Entin, sums up the article by saying that pets offer us "unconditional love." Often after a divorce, break up, falling out with a friend or family member or any event that lets us down, a pet will always be there to bring us back up. They will love us no matter what happens to us in our lives, therefore they are extremely inclined to bring us happiness and lessen feelings of depression.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
wow, after reading this, i think i need to get myself a dog. lol
ReplyDeletehmm i recently got a dog and now i guess im not sad? hahha good stuff
ReplyDeleteThis is so true! If you read some Chicken Soup books, all the sad and depressed women go and adopt a dog to cover up their break up or marital problems.
ReplyDeleteha ha maybe psychiatrist should keep a ready supply kitties and puppies under the sofa. I think it also makes you more responsible and grow as as person.
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to convince my dad sooo much to let me get a puppy. I should show him this :)
ReplyDeletethat's why i want a dog!
ReplyDeletei've never had a pet :(
ReplyDeletebut i'm sure the ideal pet would be a dog :)
i should tell my aunt to get one.
I think some of depression is a mental thing that medicine cant necessarily cure. Thats why a dog would help. I love my 2 dogs (:
ReplyDelete