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Best Pets For Mental Health

TLDR: Best Pets For Mental Health
In the forum thread, Foxy highlights the various health benefits of owning pets, citing their ability to detect diseases and provide emotional support. This assertion is supported by links to articles and videos by Dr. Judith Joseph, a psychiatrist who discusses the best pets for different mental health conditions. Nomad emphasizes that the best pets are those that can empathize with human emotions, particularly dogs, which he believes are uniquely attuned to human feelings. Lammchen adds that while different pets can sense and react to human moods, allergies can limit the choice of pet someone can comfortably keep. She shares a personal anecdote about the emotional support her daughter's guinea pig provides, despite her own allergic reactions to the animal. Butterfly88 expresses a preference for dogs but acknowledges that pet choice is subjective and varies from person to person.
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It's no doubt pets do amazing things for your well-being. From sniffing out diseases to supporting you emotionally, pet owners tend to be healthier all-around, mentally included.

Dr. Judith Joseph, a New York-based psychiatrist and TikToker shares her recommendations for the best pets and how you can benefit from them based on your mental health conditions in two videos.

Full article here:

The 8 Best Pets For Your Mental Health, According to a Psychiatrist

Pick a furry, feathered, or scaly friend.
www.menshealth.com
 
The best pet is the pet you can understand your mood, experience, and feelings. I don't think there is another animal other than dogs that can truly understand human emotions. When you cry, will your guinea pigs, parrots. or lovebirds understand you? However, your dog will understand you.
 
Sometimes allergies will dictate which pet is the best for someone. As Nomad said, a lot of different types of pets can "get" your mood and help relieve you in the way that they know how. My daughter's guinea pig would snuggle me and lick my cheek and having that love is so helpful. But I'm highly allergic to her hay so it's tough having her around at times.
 
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