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days_unfolding ([personal profile] days_unfolding) wrote2014-05-09 11:50 pm

Psychiatric Service Dog?

I was reading an entry by someone on my friends list about psychiatric service dogs, and I think one could help me. For one thing, they can help get someone who's on heavy medication to wake up in the morning or in a emergency. If I experience hallucinations, they could help me distinguish them. They could "tell" me if I have taken my meds or not. And they would get me out taking them for a walk and therefore get exercise. (Harlee and Zara's reaction to a dog might be interesting though.) This is something that I should discuss with my therapist and doctor.

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By the way, there is a place that trains service dogs in Peoria, which is about 45 minutes from here. Very convenient.