This may be a bit of a personal subject and I apologize ahead of time if it offends anyone.
I have suffered from depression, anxiety, and PTSD because of my childhood my whole life. I don’t mean minor depression like when you’re down in the dumps for whatever reason, but for me it can be crippling and sometimes I would have to literally be pulled out of bed to do whatever I needed to get done that day.
I feel like there’s a disconnect between me and other people. I don’t feel understood and most of the time, I don’t understand the other person either. I can’t figure out if the problem is me or them, and in the end, it doesn’t really matter. When I say that I feel a disconnect there’s also times where the wires do connect in my brain and it’s like a system overload and when that happens, I honestly don’t know how to handle it.
I used to deal with a lot of negative thoughts, like why am I still here or why did I even wake up? Let me say now, I don’t condone anyone acting on thoughts like those if you ever have them. No matter how far you feel as if you are sinking, you can always swim back up. Everything gets better if you give it time.
Now let me get to the point of this post. Ever since I got Totty which was 2 1/2 years ago, life hasn’t seemed quite so bad and I’ve had a lot more reasons to smile and yes, laugh too. Not to mention, I can come to a place like this and actually feel comfortable communicating with all of you because of a shared love of cats.
When I’m having a bad day, there’s something very comforting about the purr of a cat. They also seem to sense when something is bothering you and they’ll almost smother you with affection. Whoever said a cat isn’t as personable as a dog hasn’t owned cats like ours. Don’t get me wrong, I love dogs and there’s been talks between me and my wife about adopting one from a shelter, but with cats is where my heart resides.
I got injured several months ago and it required surgery and as I recovered Totty, Tubby, and Phoebe kept me from moping around. How can you be a grouch when you have three little fur balls demanding your attention? They just want love, attention, playtime, a warm place to live, and food which makes them so much more simple than people. To be honest, I like cats better than most people I come across.
My cats have been a great emotional support for me and I always look forward to coming home to them. I was told once that I could take one of them along as an emotional support animal, but I’m on the road Thursday through Monday, so it wouldn’t be fair to make a cat travel that much. In my opinion, it would stress them out. Not to mention, when the shows are in Florida and there’s only a hour or two of driving distance I drive home at night because what’s better than sleeping in your own bed?
What I’m saying is becoming a Cetded has made my life so much happier and my problems are a lot easier to cope with now. I guess I should explain the cetded nickname because most people are like huh? I was born in Holland and I traveled all over UK and Europe, but I didn’t move to the US until 2016. Since I’m not from here I have a bit of an accent at times, so when I go to say cat dad, it always comes out as cetded instead so it became my nickname.
Now here comes my question for you, have cats or any other animal helped you get through a hard time in your life? Helped you find the rainbow after you get through whatever storm you’re going through? I won’t ask anyone to explain the situation, some things are meant to stay private and not everyone is as open as I just was.
I just don’t think animals get enough credit. They might not be able to help us out financially or help us physically move something from point A to point B, but they can do more for us than some people can that’s for sure.
I have suffered from depression, anxiety, and PTSD because of my childhood my whole life. I don’t mean minor depression like when you’re down in the dumps for whatever reason, but for me it can be crippling and sometimes I would have to literally be pulled out of bed to do whatever I needed to get done that day.
I feel like there’s a disconnect between me and other people. I don’t feel understood and most of the time, I don’t understand the other person either. I can’t figure out if the problem is me or them, and in the end, it doesn’t really matter. When I say that I feel a disconnect there’s also times where the wires do connect in my brain and it’s like a system overload and when that happens, I honestly don’t know how to handle it.
I used to deal with a lot of negative thoughts, like why am I still here or why did I even wake up? Let me say now, I don’t condone anyone acting on thoughts like those if you ever have them. No matter how far you feel as if you are sinking, you can always swim back up. Everything gets better if you give it time.
Now let me get to the point of this post. Ever since I got Totty which was 2 1/2 years ago, life hasn’t seemed quite so bad and I’ve had a lot more reasons to smile and yes, laugh too. Not to mention, I can come to a place like this and actually feel comfortable communicating with all of you because of a shared love of cats.
When I’m having a bad day, there’s something very comforting about the purr of a cat. They also seem to sense when something is bothering you and they’ll almost smother you with affection. Whoever said a cat isn’t as personable as a dog hasn’t owned cats like ours. Don’t get me wrong, I love dogs and there’s been talks between me and my wife about adopting one from a shelter, but with cats is where my heart resides.
I got injured several months ago and it required surgery and as I recovered Totty, Tubby, and Phoebe kept me from moping around. How can you be a grouch when you have three little fur balls demanding your attention? They just want love, attention, playtime, a warm place to live, and food which makes them so much more simple than people. To be honest, I like cats better than most people I come across.
My cats have been a great emotional support for me and I always look forward to coming home to them. I was told once that I could take one of them along as an emotional support animal, but I’m on the road Thursday through Monday, so it wouldn’t be fair to make a cat travel that much. In my opinion, it would stress them out. Not to mention, when the shows are in Florida and there’s only a hour or two of driving distance I drive home at night because what’s better than sleeping in your own bed?
What I’m saying is becoming a Cetded has made my life so much happier and my problems are a lot easier to cope with now. I guess I should explain the cetded nickname because most people are like huh? I was born in Holland and I traveled all over UK and Europe, but I didn’t move to the US until 2016. Since I’m not from here I have a bit of an accent at times, so when I go to say cat dad, it always comes out as cetded instead so it became my nickname.
Now here comes my question for you, have cats or any other animal helped you get through a hard time in your life? Helped you find the rainbow after you get through whatever storm you’re going through? I won’t ask anyone to explain the situation, some things are meant to stay private and not everyone is as open as I just was.
I just don’t think animals get enough credit. They might not be able to help us out financially or help us physically move something from point A to point B, but they can do more for us than some people can that’s for sure.
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