Thursday 13 July 2017

Emotional Support Animal

A service animal means several dogs that are independently qualified to do work or perform tasks for the advantage of a creature with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. Tasks performed can include, among other things, pull a wheelchair or retrieve drop items.

An Emotional Support Animal (ESA) is an animal that can provide emotional and therapeutic benefit to those suffering with an emotional disability, anxiety or psychiatric disability. Most often an emotional support animal is a dog but we have seen other animals like pigs also registered.”

In order to benefit from the centralized law protection under the United States, a person must have a note from a approved mental health counselor or doctor stating the person has the disability and the animal provides emotional support benefit the person with the disability. The animal doesn’t need specific working abilities to become and emotional support animal.”

Ever since pet came to my life, I no longer fear to get out of bed due to my apprehension and depression. Instead, I cannot wait to get up and take my puppy for a walk. He brings me joy and happiness and my apprehension is significantly reduced.



Here is some settlement of spending time with your emotional support animal during the holidays:

1. You will in no way be alone. You will have a loyal friend and you won’t feel rejected by family members or having to “force” yourself to spend too much time with them just because you don’t want to be alone.

2. He or she will provide you with entertainment and you will not spend so much time watching TV which is really not the best way when you are struggling with anxiety and depression.

3. He will make you spend more time in the open and exercise. Exercise is key not just for healthy weight, but it releases  and serotonin that helps regulate your mood.

4. He or she will challenge you to learn new things and your life will have a whole new meaning.

5. My favorite – he or she will be a source of unconditional love.


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