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Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
Some people get very attached to their pets no matter what animal it is.
I don't think there's anything wrong with that.
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Actually in my courses we have discussed different forms of loss and grieving and in our society one of the main losses that is not acknowledged and validated is loss of a pet. This loss is often treated as "less significant" in our society. Other types of losses that are considered "less significant" are loss (death OR break-up) of a boyfriend/girlfriend (because you aren't "married" people think it should be less painful), co-workers, friends, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc. Studies have also been done where people think that after a certain amount of time after the death of a loved one, "you should snap out of it and get over it". Some people NEVER get over a breakup and especially not a death of someone close to them. This kind of goes along with the discussion on depression in one of our recent threads. Many people in our society for whatever reason place blame on the person that is depressed.