Therapeutic Beardies?

[BigD16]

Thanks. I love her as much as I can everyday. I love her dearly but I will admit as Im sure she would. I love her dearly, But sometimes she makes me want to rip my hair out of my head. I dont know what i'd do without her though. She's the only person in my family that I dont hate and wish serious harm upon. And the rest of my family... Well they're just horrible and they suck.

 

[Beardiemama37]

I have social anxiety disorder and panic attacks. I take meds for it and yes, my animals are my therapy ( but if u hear my mom tell it, I need therapy cuz I have a zoo). 2 dogs, 2 cats, Beardie and a turtle, two teenagers ( 19 and soon to be 16) and a hubby...yes, crazy as I am ...I love them! When I feel crappy, I take fur and scaly babies in my bed and watch tv with them ( minus turtle...he's water reliant of course) My Black pom sleeps above my head, my pom X sleeps by my feets and my cats, well if dogs allow them to, they will sleep in there too sometimes. Petey hangs out for a small time cuz my pom wants to eat him. Not enough room for all of us...need a california king!!! Do I think Beardies can be therapeutic...DARN RIGHTS...I give mine a bath and snuggle him and it feels relaxing. I talk to him all day...I will sometimes call for him and watch as he perks up to see me hahaha!!! I just started a new job so we will see how the troops take to missing mom during the day. Petey ( Dragon) is shedding so he's not hungry and not happy already...poor feller!!! But I digress.....Dude...if u need to chat, FB me ( Dawn Murray-Sherbinin) or msn me : [email protected] I am always up to chat or help someone through a bad time

Nite all !!! :sleepy2: :wave:

 

[LittleRepieye]

I am so sorry BigD16 for all the stress that has been going on , I hope that once the move is done, things get easier for you I do agree with you though that Beardies can be very therapeutic and comforting. I also have Social anxiety and general anxiety so bad it's hard to go into public sometimes. If I take Draco with me though and start to feel nervous I just look at him and talk to him and feel 100% better. I take him everywhere I can so generally he would be my service animal I know people my say " O hes a Lizard, he can't tell your emotions" But I disagree to this too, if I'm feeling down he will always come up to me and snuggle up right under my chin and go to sleep, like hes saying "I'm here for you, don't worry"

Another instance was the past month I lost my Grandma and my cousin, I found my self in tears, it was really hard. I had Draco out, and it was weird like he sensed it. I was crying one day on the sofa and he just ran over licked my nose then cuddled up to my face, I automatically felt better. In truth though I think any pet could be a service animal too, it all depends on what makes you feel better and helps you get your mind off your stress, I hope your Beardies can help you though this hard time too

 

[BigD16]

Beariemama37 - Thank you, I really appreciate that. Most people who I've shared my problems with and what causes me to be down just seem to blow me off and tells me im a teen and it's hormones and teens hate everything and so on and so forth. Truth is when your down, your down and life's a living nightmare.

 

[BigD16]

LittleRepieye- Im sorry to hear you lost your grandma and cousin. Im hoping my stress levels at least decrease once my dad and my brother leave this weekend and maybe things will settle down a bit more when my mom and I move up to Nebraska and I've gotten my g.e.d and find a job to occupy my time until im old enough to go through the college training/classes for emt. But my bro and dad being gone should put a major dent in my bad moods and bring me around. But with them gone, Now I have to deal with my grandmother all the way up until she moves to Nebraska with us and gets her own place. Pretty much got a double sided sword point in my direction every which way I turn. My beardies seem to calm my mood. But my moods arent ever just "good" im not lucky enough to have a "good" day where nothin happens and im not angry or pissed about something. Im hoping all the extra stress,anger, and anxiety im feeling at least goes away once everything settles down and I can at least go back to my interpretation of a normal mood. My mom and I were talking a few weeks ago about how we were going to work transporting our beardies up. Wlell my dad felt the need to chime in and his response was "Just sell those F'in things!" so that should tell you everything you need to know about how he really feels about my hobby and my feelings. We've gotten all the moving arrangements animal wise figured out, So there's no more worry about that and nothing more he can voice his opinion on.

 

[LittleRepieye]

I'm sorry about your grandma, Sometimes in those situations the best thing is before you drive yourself crazy with stress and anger, the best thing is to remove yourself from the item/ person that is angering you. Try going for a walk, that always clears my mind or going to a store you like and getting your mind off the subject. We have a reptile store up here that I like to hang out at, just to cheer myself up. Try going somewhere you like, that way when you get home you will have a fresh mind and maybe the person that was stressing you out would forget all about everything Another thing that helps is hobbies, I myself like art, it's a good way to express yourself, or you could try music, just a way to clear your mind, I hope this helps a little, and no worries things will get better
I know how you feel, my dad was always the same with reptiles, that's why I had to wait till I was on my own. I had a African Clawed frog for 17 years when I was younger, He would always tell me " Go let it go in the brook" -_-

 

[BigD16]

I try to stay as active as possible in the activities I enjoy. One of the biggest things being my beardies. My dad and I went to a gunshow this last weekend. It was an ok day but he of course screwed it up by putting me in a bad mood. Anyway, We had come home and I was just really jittery and hyper and needed to go and do something. I told my mom I was going for a ride into town, My dad asked me what I was doing and I told him "going into town" and he asked me if I wanted him to come with me. I told him no and that he should stay at home and relax. That 1-1.5/2hr time period that it took me to go to town, find somethin to waste some time doing, and then drive home was extremely relaxing. I mean the second I walked out of the house and got in my car and drove off, I could literally feel the stress just disappear and feel the weight lift off of my shoulders.