Oh my god I had a dog named Nicky growing up.

I haven’t. My insurance is shit right now, and that and my lack of action from depression has made me fall off from treatment from all my doctors and other medical treaters. I know that is one of the exacerbating factors but the energy to overcome that sometimes feels like climbing mt Everest.

I have social anxiety but I will keep it in mind. :)

Agreed. It should be in the arsenal, if need be, but done with extreme care.

Your kind words brought me to tears again thank you.

Lol about the woody Allen line. My dad and I have been checking out dogs and I do think that will be helpful.

Thank you. We’re both veterans round this parts, and it is good to hear from you. You matter to me too.

And I take your e hugs with gratitude. Thank you.

I saw that earlier. Fuck.

:)

Yes. That definitely adds to the chaos in my head.

She definitely should. I’m hanging in there. ✌️

God no.

Haha, I know you would. Thank you

Yessss!

Yes, thank god for animals.

I will keep that in mind. I get nervous with reaching out, which I know leads to my isolation but I will keep you in mind. :)

I’ve been in a 5150 in a Kaiser unit. And I dealt with cops in these situations. I have really bad experiences, like bad, and not so bad. I don’t want to completely discourage if that’s one of the only options at this point. Because for me, I hadn’t met a social worker yet that explained all the different programs. I…

That’s true. And I try not to be self indulgent, but sometimes I succumb to the dark thoughts. Again thank you for your kindness.

What the hell, you are? And thank you. I’ve just had a shitty time and then I think of the children being torn from their mothers and I feel guilty, like I’m being self indulgent. Anyways, thank you, I’m trying to take one step at a time.