YSK that owning a pet does not cure depression and aften can cause depression or worsen it
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/ysk/p/1441318/ysk-that-owning-a-pet-does-not-cure-depression-and-aften-can-cause-depression-or-worsen
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Because this is retrospective/correlational, a more plausible explanation is reverse causality, i.e., depressed people are more likely to want to have a pet in their life.
as someone who's extremely depressed and has pets. it's because I can talk to them and they don't treat me like garbage or try and tell me that my problems/issues are trivial because the animals problems are somehow worse.
I just want a friend, and animals fill that void. 'society' does not provide this to me, never has and I accept that it never will.
Brother, let us listen to bluegrass together
Seems like there are other important factors.