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I recently adopted a 1 yr old male cat (he was fixed the day after I adopted him) and he's as sweet as can be but all I've been feeling since I've adopted him is anxious, depressed, and unmotivated. Despite thinking about this for months and believing I was ready, I don't think I am. I told my sister about my post adoption anxiety and depression, I cried myself to sleep the other night. I've had cats all my life (but they've been female cats). I don't resent him I just...don't think I'm good enough for him and there's someone better out there to love and care for him. I feel like a shitty person for saying this. I'm not blind I know cats take time for everything. I think overestimated myself and I think I find myself hating myself for realizing too late that I'm not good enough for him but at the same time I feel so guilty of thinking of rehoming him (I refuse to take him back to the shelter). I'm 20 and I'll be 21 in four weeks and I'm in college, my roommate has gone home for the summer so I'm alone. I've heard and read about post adoption remorse, I went into this so prepared and so happy thinking I could do this but I feel like if I continue telling myself I'm okay and can it's gonna hurt him more than me and I don't want that, I want him to be okay and happy. What do I do? Is something wrong with me?