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Is this depression?

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SillyMummy3 · 15/10/2005 23:14

I would love some advice on this. It doesn't seem as bad as most problems on here but it is driving me mad. Six months ago we bought a puppy - which was dearly wanted by all - I just couldn't cope and we ended up re-homing him. I wanted him so badly and then as soon as I had him I felt I had made a terrible mistake. He is now in a good home and probably forgotten all about me! Anyway, I now desperately feel that I want a dog and it is driving me mad -I think about it all the time like some sort of obsession. I would never get one until I knew that I could cope and this time it would be for life. Why cant I stop thinking about it? I feel like I am going mad. i want to stop thinking about what could have been and clear my mind before we would even contemplate it again. Any advice appreciated . It is really making me feel low.

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marthamoo · 15/10/2005 23:17

It sounds more like guilt than depression to me. You have to realise that you did the right thing - you didn't abandon your puppy at the side of the road, you found him a new home where he would be happy and looked after. Presumably the circumstances which made you give up that puppy are the same so it would be madness to get another. Concentrate on what is good in your life and put this on the back burner for now - you can have another puppy someday, just not yet.

colditz · 15/10/2005 23:17

I think it is guilt making you feel like this, for 'rejecting' the puppy!

I am sure he is being spoilt rotten.

If you want a dog, what about a rescue dog, one known to be good with kids?

Debbsywillgetherbeanie · 15/10/2005 23:39

how do you know you wont feel the same about this one would not recommend a rescue dog for you incase you cant handle it and want to get rehome it dont feel it would be fair to the dog.

essbee · 15/10/2005 23:39

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Debbsywillgetherbeanie · 15/10/2005 23:40

Or you i agree with marthamoo v sound advice there.

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