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This is my best friend. If it wasn't for him I would be six feet under already. I've been in a nasty depression since 2013. For nearly two years I went off the grid and shut myself from the outside world, not wanting to talk to friends or family. My only companions were 4chan and this cheeky little guy who didn't judge me except when I couldn't take him out for walks.
There was a time last year when I just felt so lost and sick of myself, and he found me sitting on the floor with a knife in my hand, crying like the pathetic piece of shit that I am. He licked the tears off my face and lay his head on my lap. It made me think: who will take care of you like I do? Who can calm you down when I have to take you to the vet? Who will let you sleep on the bed every night?
I stood up, put the knife away, and a few days later I went to see a counselor. It wasn't smooth sailing, but my relationship with my family is better now, I got a job, made new friends and mended fences with old ones. I still have bouts of depression at times but I can deal with it better now thanks to my buddy.
Do you like animals, anon? Get a pet. Adopt from a shelter. You have the chance to give that creature a better life, and give yourself a reason to live, because someone now depends on you and will love you unconditionally if you let it. And maybe, just maybe, someday your life will get better too.
