I Still Hurt So Much.... Options

[LillyGreyshipp]

It sounds so stupid and cleche but I have a hole in my heart.

I'll be forward with this, I have depression/anxiety issues. When things would get bad, I could look at my cat and keep living. We loved each other and I didn't trust his care to anyone else.

Now he's gone.

I got another cat from the shelter. He's not a bad cat, but we don't have a connection. He'd rather hang out in the living room then in my room with me. He wants to cuddle for five minutes a day, and that's it.

I miss my cat. And further more, I miss the bond we had.

I could be wrong, but I think it would help me a lot if I could have that bond again. But I don't know how to get it.

I need a lap cat, but I don't know how to get one. Supposing I could get one, would it help?

[moon_beam]

Hi, Lilly, thank you so much for sharing with us how you're doing. I am so glad you and your new little family member are doing better. Sometimes the bond we feel with our companions is instantaneous from the moment our eyes meet with theirs. And sometimes, particularly when our hearts are still heavy with grief, the bond forms more slowly - - and that is okay, too, for the bond you and your new companion will have will be just as strong - - but different, and this is very normal.

I hope today is treating you and your new companion kindly, Lilly. Perhaps sometime you would like to share a picture(s) of him with us - - but only when / if you want to. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers, Lilly, and please let us know how you're doing.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam