Crises aren’t easy on caregivers either. Always take time to breathe and decompress after a crisis. I love my wife. Also, sorry for the sporadic posting Therapy has ramped up and it’s been hard… I’ll keep trying. For now.
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Posts Tagged Pet therapy
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Understanding Hope
May22
I’ve always wanted to do a “fake translation” strip. Hrr hrr hrr. But seriously. No one knows how or why pet therapy works. But it does. For those who like pets, that is. Take care of your pets!
Space? What Space?
May18
Pets don’t always understand what personal space means. Sometimes, that isn’t a good thing, but in depression, that can help in unexpected ways. Not always, but still. If we didn’t have pet allergies, we’d have visited the pound by now.
Break Point
May16
A stool. A chair. The floor. I’m really blessed that my dear wife does the laundry. But those are the places I’ve just had to sit down and just stare at the floor and wonder just how I’m going to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Using Technology
Mar08
This is a real thing. Cat videos, guinea pig videos, corgi butt videos…. But it’s important not to get sucked up into the social media like and comparison circus. That way madness lies.
The Pet Factor
Mar02
This actually happens in real life. Except it’s a couple of guinea pigs. And a cage. We recently bought a vacuum cleaner for the floor. Piggy fur. Very effective way of getting me out of bed. The pigs, not the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Therapy isn’t just about talking. Psychologists are trained to identify potential issues, provide frameworks to ease a client out of unwanted behaviours, or help patients and clients figure out issues that might not even appear on the radar. There’s a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Everyone has their own beliefs. Somehow though, we’re told there’re good beliefs and bad beliefs. In depression, however, it’s most important to have our beliefs verified. Most times, our beliefs aren’t totally well informed, and depression twists them even more.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sometimes we need shortcuts just to get by. It’s even nicer when those shortcuts are made for us, and all we have to do is eat. Though of course, no one said anything about the taste. Heh.
To be honest, some people struggle to shower. Some struggle to take care of their pets. Some struggle to just get out of bed, and once they’re out, to get back into bed. So Dave is considered not as disabled[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…