Fear At Night When Home Alone

[lostforgottensoul]

And then, about 24 hours after really working that other thread, I realized that THE FEAR I WROTE ABOUT HERE HAS ALL BUT TOTALLY DISAPPEARED!

So, maybe this fear of the monster was a screen for my fears about my brother?

I think your "monster" could have very easily been your brother. You released him and poof goes the "monster"!

I think its awesome you made the connection!

Its what i adore about this site. Talk about something with people and bounce things around and gain huge amounts of self awareness!

 

[BuckarooBanzai]

. We also have nightlights around the house.

Yes, they really do help. I have the LED type that cost something like 3-4 cents to run. Just bought some more, so now I have eight of them in my 750 ft apartment. They stay on 24/7.

And I can't recommend a pet enough - I have a few dogs and they are literal-lifesavers. If I weren'

I want a puppy but can't afford the upkeep. Sad about that.

Ben

 

[BuckarooBanzai]

I think your "monster" could have very easily been your brother. You released him and poof goes the "monster"!

I sure hope you're right!

Ben

 

[hodge]

Yes, dogs are expensive. So are cats. Especially the vet bills. Just about two years ago we adopted a brother and a sister from the same litter. Our vet gave us a payment plan to get their shots and get neutered and spayed. It took a year to pay it off, but so glad we did it. Might be doable that way? Though, on the other hand, you never know if one is going to develop a health problem. Our Woody needs an eye drop every other day. The prescription is $30 every two months. Plus he needs special urinary tract formula cat food, which means all the cats get it, and it's quite a bit more expensive than regular cat food.

 

[BuckarooBanzai]

Yes, that's it: you never know what might happen medically.

Also, due to my anxiety, I'd want a puppy to take through service dog training. Those screened puppies and the training are really expensive.

Ben

 

[hodge]

Yes, someday I hope getting a therapy dog can be covered by Medicare. They do as much good as all the medical devices Medicare already covers.

 

[BuckarooBanzai]

Yes, Medicare SHOULD cover this necessity.

 

[hodge]

Plus, we'd be performing a public service by rescuing abandoned dogs. In my experience, a lot of rescue dogs make great therapy dogs. I know my Misha did and I never even trained her. She was just naturally compassionate and grateful to have a good home. I think she had a touch of doggie PTSD. One time I was in a position where I had to chain her up in a yard and she freaked badly. I couldn't stand it. My friends then let her in the house, where she was her usual well-behaved self. Lol, she was pretty wild outside, but totally gentle in the house. Never even knocked anything over, not even with her tail.

 

[BuckarooBanzai]

A friend of mine is an MFT therapist. Her rescue dog turned out to be a wonderful therapy dog. She takes him to her office, where he happily plays in his crate at the beginning of every session - until the client wants him to come out, which is often.

Ben

 

[hodge]

MFT?

 

[BuckarooBanzai]

MFT = Marriage and Family Therapist.

American licensing boards no longer grant this title. It has morphed into MFCC ( Marriage, family, and child counseling).

Ben

 

[hodge]

Ah, okay. Thanks.