my dog has cured me..well for a while anyway...

[dragonfly]

this is so amazing i have no explanation but since i brought home AURORA i have been great..no major moodiness ,no fear ,,no freaking out and i am sleeping a bit better,i have lost about 5 kg and i have even made a real friend,,a person friend..this is so weird i am feeling like a normal person for the first time in years..and i still feel arty and creative but at the same time actually capable of getting the housework done and study too...this is so strange i feel like this is a mental disorder,,FEELING NORMAL..
 but look at my beautiful little girl,she follows me everywhere ,but she doesn't have separation anxiety,she loves my 10 cats and the rest off the family but she is like the demon's that the children on the golden compass have,i would die with out her...she is like a guardian angel ,i haven't even needed sleeping pills or diazapam,nothing,i haven't even been to the doc or therapist,i haven't needed to,i don't know how long this will last but i am enjoying every minute of calm happiness,no tripping out or psycho mania,,just harmony..i hope that you guys get this one day it is just bliss.

[Dreamline]

Its because she has helped you reconnect to your soul.  No matter what is wrong with your body/brain your soul is always free and doesn't need to suffer along with your body.  I should do more stuff with my dog...I dunno how they do it but they are like spiritual guides for us lost humans.  I took my Logan to a animal psychic. She said he was a very old soul and had been on the earth for a very long time.  She said we were meant to be together because he was here to protect me.  She said he knows I have a chemical imbalance and he even knows before I have an episode that its going to happen.  He doesn't take anything I do to him personal when I am manic.  He wanted me to  know that even if I am in despair that we should go for a walk or play because  he KNOWS it will make me feel better.  That's why he is so annoying when I am stressed out...he is trying to help me.  Even that night I was camping and hallucinating, freaking out and throwing stuff, he followed me around whining.  She also said he is so smart that I have no idea even how intelligent he is...she gave me some examples of when he was manipulating me...I was stunned.  But now I know what he is capable of.

[Stormienite]

OMG how precious!!!  I have 2 puppies as well.  Maybe I'll get a pic up.

[dragonfly]

WOW,dreamline  ,,your doggy is like the opposite of mine,in looks i mean..i know what your talking about ,i used to have a cat,well i have 10 cats but there was just one,oscar..he was born under my bed when i was 14 and i had him as my constant companion til he died when he was 16.he knew me so well,never needed to ask him to be there ,when i was losing it he would just appear,when i was in highschool,he would sit at the end of the driveway and wait for my bus every arvo..then if i was talking to friends he carefully cross the road and come get me..we  just connected.it was when i lost him that i ended up with the most unbearable episodes that i ended up dragged to hospital in the ambulance..passing out here there and anywhere for no reason type panic attacks and when i was finally diagnosed with bp...i have been lost without him ever since and i am so grateful that after waiting for so many years i finally have connected with a creature again,i have so many other pets that i love dearly but aurora is the special one who hears my mind,she can feel my spirit and i can hear hers (doc would say thats another bp symptom) i feel like i can take on the world again at the moment i hope it doesn't go away and i am sure if it does that aurora will be there this time to make it easier just like oscar did,i loved that cat so much i named my middle son after him...it was weird having 2 oscars in the house then.Losing a furry familiar when your so close is absolutely devastating,my oscar died in my arms,he could barely breathe he just looked at me like he didn't want to go,or that he wanted me to come with him but there was nothing that could keep him going,he was old and had been hit by a car when he was young (that was horrid too but thats when i helped him,never left his side for weeks while he healed) but no mater how much it hurts to lose them i wouldn't want to live without them.whats your dogs name??he really looks like a crafty fox,you can see that intelligence in those beautiful eyes..we are very lucky people...

[spongebobfan]

Yes, pets are amazing little helpers. I got a little chihuahua in December during an impulsive manic episode. Although he drives me crazy since he is super hyper and didn't start sleeping more than 30 min at a time until about a month ago. He still seems to make me laugh even when he is naughty. When I'm depressed he is persistent in his need for attention and when I'm manic he is ready to play. It seems either way he is helpful. I don't think he is super intuitive but I am starting to think he is smarter than I give him credit for. Lately my mood has been much more stable and suddenly he seems to be calming down. So either its a coincidence or he was so crazy because he knew I needed to be pushed to actually get up and have a life! Anyway I''m glad to hear you have a new friend who makes you feel "normal". Hope it keeps working for you!

[SmilingElephant]

My dog INSISTS that i pet him! And during this depressive episode he stays by my side no matter what. He follows me everywhere and if i'm not petting him he curls up right next to or near me and naps. He's a funny little tater tot.

[Skylona]

That's why I named my Chocolate lab mix , Chocalate aka teddy bear. He's like chocolate to my mood instant mood relaxer. He makes me smile and feel all right. Wonder why  dogs are so great at taking away some of the sadness that eats at you?