I struggle with depression already but it got significantly worse once I got a cat. I love cats to no end but I feel I made a mistake in getting one since I'm afraid it will be unhappy here with me. I have lots of worries that I won't be able to take care of it how it deserves and I'm just very inexperienced in animals since I've never owned one before.
I just feel like my apartment isn't enough space for the cat and I feel dumb because I should have really thought this through more before I let my love of cats overpower logic.
The thing is I thought for almost two years that I wanted a cat and it was just a matter of when, but now that I actually have the cat, it just doesn't seem like such a good idea. I'm not sure if this is a normal feeling for people sometimes when getting a pet for the first time or if I really made a mistake here.
I suppose most of the depression stems from knowing that I'll probably feel really guilty leaving the cat alone if I go out and feeling even more guilty if I want to spend the night with my boyfriend. I'll feel like I abandoned the cat and I don't like the pressure of feeling like I need to be with her for the most part. In fact, the draw for me to getting a cat was that they are mostly independent and are usually fine being alone.
I'm just really scared of the commitment and even worse, when the cat dies, I really don't want to go through that.
Ugh what should I do?? Keep it for a while see how it goes or just give it back now??
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