#federally protected

[uchuujinu]

if you’re wondering if psychiatric service dogs really improve lives

i don’t have panic attacks in grocery stores or crowds anymore (grounding, momentum, dpt)

i stopped biting my nails (interruption)

i don’t doomscroll or ruminate anymore (interruption, dissociation alert)

i can wake up in the morning without 6 alarms (dpt, stimulation)

i can sit through a meal without dissociating, and enjoy it! (grounding, sensory stimulation, dpt)

i can deescalate my anger (interruption, grounding, dpt)

i go new places on a whim and enjoy it (being a source of confidence, best friend)

pics of the goober making a con accessible for me ❤️

[yetibaba]

These pictures are from Bennet Springs State Park (fourth largest spring in Missouri, 100 million gallons of daily water flow). The park offers camping, hiking, fishing, canoeing and many other amenities. We're lucky to have many beautiful, crystal clear, spring fed streams here--to such an extent that they are federally protected, and variously designated as National Scenic Riverways, etc. A couple of these pictures show wild Gooseberries and Blackberries. Photos: yetibaba (Summer, 2011)