Emotional support animals are prescribed by mental health professionals to provide their owners with comfort and support. Emotional support dogs do not require any specific training, but must only accompany their owners to help them on an emotional level with their simple presence. This aspect differentiates them from assistance dogs , trained to help people with a disorder or disability, such as medical response dogs, who detect epilepsy attacks or low blood sugar, guide dogs or sound signaling dogs, to deaf people, for example. The emotional role of dogs works mainly on two axes of need: affection and companionship. People who live with complex regional pain syndrome suffer from mood disorders, the presence of stress or anxiety.
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In these periods, you may feel misunderstood and weak, developing helplessness and frustration in the face of life, and may even isolate yourself so as not to show your vulnerability to others. And it is in the face of this symptomatic picture when the emotional support of a dog can become an important physical and psychological support therapy that, of course, should always be complemented with the help of medical professionals and therapists.
When all this happens, receiving the affection and companionship of your dog makes you feel less isolated and more understood, and the simple fact of being able to take care of another being will promote their sense of usefulness, and can help you regulate your daily habits. if you require it.
WHAT CHARACTERISTICS MUST HAVE AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOG?
It is not necessary for the emotional support dog to have any specific characteristics. What is important is that you understand well with the person you are accompanying, and follow the basic rules of coexistence , such as not being aggressive, obeying basic orders such as coming to the call, staying still ...
If you think you need it, do not hesitate, consult your doctor or trusted therapist and find a dog to accompany you. You will not regret!
Cheer up!
Mariajose
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