I've been reading the other post like this that I have found on reddit, and they have been super helpful, but I feel like I need a place to write down my thoughts. My friends and family don't really get it when I try to tell them how I'm feeling about this adoption.
I moved into my own apartment 2 months ago and it has been a dream of mine to live alone with a cat (lol). So 3 days ago I adopted a 2 year old cat. It happened super quickly but he's exactly what I wanted in a cat--cuddly and affectionate.
I should note that I have anxiety and just started taking medication for it.
I should be happy but for some reason I am so sad--like crying everyday. I grew up with cats, and my family cat it still alive and living with my parents so I thought I knew what to expect. But for some reason I am freaking about the long-term commitment, mess/smells, loss of freedom, and, the thing that makes me cry the most, is that I feel like I am betraying my family cat.
I know it's probably unreasonable, but every time I cuddle with my new cat I feel like breaking down because I start thinking about the cat at my parent's house and how much I love him and how I feel like I am betraying him by getting a new cat. Unreasonable I know. I grew up with that cat for 15 years so of course I feel more connected with him than my new cat but I just feel so guilty.
It doesn't help that I can sense that my parents think this was a bad idea. But I'm 27 years old, I shouldn't care what they think...
I just feel like I regret adopting this cat but he's so perfect that I would feel terrible retuning him. I've always wanted my own cat but I feel like there's not enough room in my heart for two.
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