Correct. I did not say, "Mental issues are worse than physical."

I wonder if I could get an emotional support silverback gorilla on a plane

Why not? Just say that you have lethal agoraphobia and you're good to go.

Also lol at a obese person being allowed to preboard being some kind of sacrifice for the rest of us.

Panic disorder is associated with increased cardiac mortality and suicide attempts, and agoraphobia increases the risk of suicide further, but let's keep making fun of people who take these disorders seriously.

This makes no sense. Australia was almost 10 years ago. 1/3 of my life. I had depression issues that started 4-5 years after that. It's not as though I always felt that way. I've gotten a lot of therapy and feel much better now. But there was a time where the ability to have Oscar with me helped a great deal. Far more than it hurt people to say "oh hey there's a dog."

The more I read this thread the more I realize people need a lot more education on mental health issues. It's just becoming a big circlejerk where everyone can laugh at people who are going through the worst moment of their lives.

Link to any post doing this?

Just from this page. Making light of people going through serious issues as though they're doing it just to **** with people.

I started with a psychiatrist who had me on two different drugs but I felt they were just treating the symptoms more than the actual root of the issue. I bounced around from different psychologists who insisted I had a gambling problem because I played poker for a living until I found my current therapist in Vegas who actually treats a lot of poker players. It was only recently that I realized I hadn't felt depressed for a few weeks.

For me it was a lot of talking through my issues and realizing the crux of what caused them. ESAs are there to help with the symptoms and not solve the problems and they feel significantly better than taking pills.

Gobbo,

We're actually laughing at guys like Chance Kornuth and Jason Mercier who knowingly game the system, but at the same time knowingly hurt real people with real ESA needs like yourself.

Because the fact is they don't really give a **** about you. They just want their dogs with them. Not because they need them, but because they want them.

Its called hubris.

I got nothing against them, its just that they are your problem. Not guys making fun of them, and people like them, gaming the system.

none of those posts are laughing at people going through the worst moments of their lives. They are laughing at the absurdity of unrestricted ESA use.

My brother's mother-in-law was on sickness benefits in the UK because she had agoraphobia and couldn't go out to work. She could go out to the pub though.

Like the Argentinosaurus?

standard

A pharmacist I worked with couldn't work anymore because of a wrist injury but she still played on our volleyball team and still played fiddle in her band. Not a problem as far as disability payments are concerned i guess.

I don't think the people you replied to are making fun of them but agoraphobia isn't lethal in the sense that rapini was going for. I'm pretty sure that a lot of non psychological issue's have a lot of these things as well (higher mortality rate and suicide rate). Pain is no fun.

Lol, what is standard about that ? What is your sample for coming to that conclusion ? I'm not even sure what this post is saying but nonetheless I'm pretty sure that it's dumb whatever it is.

Have you felt like your situation has improved a lot since finding that therapist ? Did you ever go through things like CBT ?

lot of people shamelessly game the disability system? thought it was pretty obvious

Yeah definitely. My outlook on life is completely different and I'm working on improving every facet of my life. Before I just laid in bed 22 hours a day sleeping and wanted to die constantly.

My current therapist is CBT.

Better yet, let's keep pretending that unsupported opinions are facts.

I can take a disorder seriously without thinking it's a good idea to allow people to have pets in places where it's a bad idea to have pets.

I'm very serious about lethal agoraphobia. I think it's a horrifying disease that should have an awareness month. I don't think that we should use lethal agoraphobia as an excuse to allow pets everywhere.

If anything that should be anxiety disorder month, other then that seems like you are right again.

These are reasonable though. Animals on planes is not. Its ****ing insane to ban smoking but institute useage of turkeys, llamas, dogs.

If you cant fly without these things. YOU DONT FLY. (in a normal, sane world)

this 10000000x

Even with the truly mentally sick, i still dont think their animals should be on planes, but i do feel sorry for someone that sick.


the actual number of people who NEED these animals must be staggeringly low in comparison to the numbers of ESA animals that exist just "cuz u cant stop me trolol".

I haven't been in this thread in a while. Have we yet determined through real studies that ESAs are actually effective compared to established treatments?

No.

In order to contribute to a serious discussion, I am not trying to belittle anyone's mental condition.

There are a number of conditions both mental and physical that would preclude someone from flying that it's not possible to accommodate, unfortunately these people have to make do with not flying.

In the case of people where we can be accommodating and allow them to fly, then by all means lets be accommodating. But even in the case of mentally ill people, I would hope they could also be accommodating where possible, and try to cope with an emotional support small cat or dog rather than a turkey, pig or horse.

I'd like to see evidence as to why a particular animal is necessary.