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How Long Do You Stay Depressed Over Loosing A Animal That You Were Very Close Too?

A MyDepressionTeam Member asked a question πŸ’­
Salem, OR

I lost my dog Tilly just a little over a month ago and I'm still depressed over it.

May 23
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A MyDepressionTeam Member

Michael I'm so sorry tilly hasn't come-back. My boy passed away. 6 months ago
I'm still grieving him
We had a.special bond. His mom climbed under the hood of my car and had 2 babies. I found snowball by the door..and didn't give it another thought. Went on bout my business. When I got home I watched patches trying to get back under the hood I'm like oh no. Opened the hood and there he was. About 3 days later patches had him on my porch I brought him in and. We started bonding. Love all 3 cats but he was my heart. I would sing @.dance for him. Had all kinda of nicknames..he would bat his eyes at me would pose. I miss my boy . Has your roommate not done anything
Didn't uou say he let her out. Grieve as long as you need to. There's no.time limit.

May 24
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I never do but it's different because I know they in a better place. All animals go to heaven πŸ˜‡πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ˜»πŸ™

May 24
A MyDepressionTeam Member

Hi, Michael. Remember, there's a difference between grief and depression. I lost 3 pets the same year my dad passed away in 2017. I still grieve my pets, but I don't grieve my dad. I will always have depression, but I will always be on meds. Grief doesn't go away, but it lessens over time.

May 24
A MyDepressionTeam Member

Michael, there is no set time for grieving the loss of a pet or a human, all you can do is take it one step at a time and one day at a time. It is very hard loosing a pet or a human and as I said before there is no set time because grief can come and go until you get to a point where you can live with it because the grief and the hurt never really go. They just sit in the background.

May 23
A MyDepressionTeam Member

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