Post adoption depression/help?
So I feel horrible even having to ask for advice/help to begin with but here’s my story.
After much, MUCH research and time spent planning and preparing for a new kitten/cat to adopt, I finally found what I thought was my perfect kitten match. He is truly a great, perfect kitten who I really do adore. But after a few days with him, (granted I know a few days is still not enough to fully adjust) I have started feeling extremely depressed and overwhelmingly anxious and just very down.. it literally felt like a switch in my body the day I brought him home. And since then, I have not been able to connect with him at all, on my own terms.. he is VERY well taken care of, and I give him plenty of attention, but zero connection from me for some reason. I live in a one bedroom apartment, just me, so I really thought that I would LOVE having a companion and thought things would feel much better than they are now. I’m a huge animal lover and am feeling so guilty and horrible over the way my mental health is crumbling at the moment. I have cried over and over from feeling guilty about having such a strong feeling of regret over a perfect kitten, seeing as this was not a rash decision. Some close friends have told me that I’m still adjusting and it will get better, but I have such a huge gut feeling that I will not feel ok or be ok until I give him back to the rescue so he can find someone to love him and connect with him..
I have always been ENTIRELY against people getting rid of their animals they have adopted, which is causing such guilt and sadness in me
After getting him I feel like I’m not even living in my life, nothing feels familiar and it’s like everything feels so foreign, which is such a hard thing to explain.. i have been a mess and just want some help in seeing if this is normal and what I should do...
Has anyone experienced anything similar? Am I horrible for having these feelings..
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