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Please don't judge me, I'm EXTREMELY hesitant to post this, because it's very personal, and the other forum I'm on when I posted something about this it turned into a complete trainwreck thread and everybody jumped all over me saying "oh ESAs shouldn't be a real thing, they're nothing compared to service dogs, you don't need one you're a faker, etc." BUT you all seem so welcoming and friendly here and I'd really like some opinions. I have very severe anxiety, pretty well controlled at this time depression, an eating disorder, and am on the autistic spectrum, I think I could really benefit from an emotional support animal, and my dog is so very well-behaved and well-trained in pretty much all situations ...I am trying to get her certified as one w/ my psychiatrist.
Has anyone ever done this w/ their dog?
Doing this would allow my to never be denied an housing because of my dog, take her on airplanes, and take her into certain public places(at the discretion of the business owner as there is no law that protects ESAs like service animals). My absolutely crippling anxiety is SO much better when my dog is around, so I think this is a smart move, and I can interact w/ people more easily and even look them in the eye sometimes.
so opinions? experiences? I'm really mainly wondering if anyone's done this before and how it panned out for you?
TIA
Has anyone ever done this w/ their dog?
Doing this would allow my to never be denied an housing because of my dog, take her on airplanes, and take her into certain public places(at the discretion of the business owner as there is no law that protects ESAs like service animals). My absolutely crippling anxiety is SO much better when my dog is around, so I think this is a smart move, and I can interact w/ people more easily and even look them in the eye sometimes.
so opinions? experiences? I'm really mainly wondering if anyone's done this before and how it panned out for you?
TIA