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Graph source: Psychology Today
YSK that owning a pet does not cure depression and aften can cause depression or worsen it
10 days ago by beep to c/justpost
Bluegrass_Addict 5 points 10 days ago
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.
SpaceNoodle 3 points 10 days ago
Brother, let us listen to bluegrass together
SpaceNoodle 2 points 10 days ago
Seems like there are other important factors.
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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.
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