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surviventhriveNew Contributor
Hi everyone. New on here.I have bipolar2 borderline personality ADHD depression anxiety fibromyalgia and bge eating disorder. I really find my pets help keep me calm. I take them everywhere I can but I'd like to register a service animal so I can have them on Me 98% of the time. Has anyone had any experience with this?
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nigiocSenior Contributor
Hi there @surviventhrive
Welcome to Sane! It's great that you've decided to join us here.
Pets can be an amazing form of therapy, for all sorts of people experiencing all sorts of MI. I'm sure you'll find lots of people here have feelings similar to yours. Hopefully someone will have experience in registering a pet as a service animal.
Here is a great thread you miight like, all about people's pets and how important they are. You can alsoo meet @Harry , @Alessandra1992 , @JT and @kenny66 who are all amazing contributors to the Sane community as well as being animal lovers.
Hope to see you around. 🙂
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Captain24Senior Contributor
@MissGremlin. come over here!
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MissGremlinSenior Contributor
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Captain24Senior Contributor
I’m doing it a bit tough but that doesn’t matter. @MissGremlin
This is an old unused thread! They can’t find you as it’s not your normal o e. Also when you click on a member you can’t see where and when the posted! This could be your thread?
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MissGremlinSenior Contributor
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Captain24Senior Contributor
With the old forums if you clicked on a members name it would show you were they posted. With the new one it doesn’t also if you deleted your profile and started a new one MissGremlin would come is former-member. But they could find you on the social sites which you don’t say much on anyway just chat. I think it’d be really hard to find you @MissGremlin
Dont worry about me I’m trying to give you a little breathing space. I know it must be really hard not feeling safe in here for you. You rely on the forums for so much.
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Captain24Senior Contributor
@Jynx @AuntGlow are either of you around?
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MissGremlinSenior Contributor
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Captain24Senior Contributor
I clicked on my profile and it’s working now. I’m not sure what else will change but at least we are safe from now. @MissGremlin
One bonus! Your house is clean! I know it’s not funny but look at what you have achieved under such pressure. Can you not say in case they find you? Or you can’t say because you don’t want to say?
I will listen to anything that you want to tell me anything. No judgement no anything. I did know that you said the meeting could bring things out.
There is absolutely no pressure. Just want you to know I’m listening and you can delete it straight away.
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MissGremlinSenior Contributor
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