re: What the heck is up with people needing service dogs for anxiety?

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Of course not - but I will say this - the vast majority of folks would do much better if told the truth - not without sympathy, but the truth. And the truth is - the world is tough. If you don't toughen up a little yourself, it will grind you up like a grist mill does wheat. Frankly, someone who is largely incapable of functioning doing normal activities of daily living without an emotional support animal needs to be institutionalized, period. But we don't do that, anymore. We normalize a lot of this to no good end. I'm certain there are legitimate trauma cases where these animals make a difference - but just like the ADHD drugs - probably overprescribed 100 to 1 or 1000 to 1. Why? Because there's money to be made. 'Murica. frick yeah!

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