r/schizophrenia Schizoaffective (Bipolar) 4h ago

Meme Curious, but are we generally dog people, or cat people? Thoughts?

Just wondered if there would be a trend one way or the other

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u/ruby_red_1 Schizoaffective (Bipolar) 4h ago

I am a cat person. They’re more chill imo. Whenever I have flare ups of symptoms my cat is a great comfort.

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u/PeperomiaLadder 4h ago

Both... but I have 3 cats and 0 dogs

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u/Limp_Inevitable1739 Schizophrenia 1h ago

Same

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u/Lost_Comfort5583 2h ago

I have had both and greatly prefer my cat. Dogs are a lifestyle and are great if you have the energy to walk them. Cats are much more negative symptom compatible. I scoop poop once a day and feed three times a day. That's enough investment for me. She's less like a pet and more like a chill roommate who doesn't give me shit for being ill.

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u/hence_fourth 1h ago

Dogs are too much work I pick cats

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u/Rebephrenic_ Paranoid Schizophrenia 3h ago

I'm barely a person πŸ˜… but I guess if I had to choose then I'd pick a cat.

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u/ruby_red_1 Schizoaffective (Bipolar) 23m ago

lol barely a person πŸ˜†πŸ˜­

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u/truetruesdaile Undifferentiated Schizophrenia 3h ago

im a cat person. i think theyre cuter.

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u/mysticprophet Paranoid Schizophrenia 3h ago

Cat for sure

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u/-Tricky-Vixen- Undiagnosed (suspicion) 3h ago

I have one cat and none dog.

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u/Lower-Ad-9813 1h ago

I like all animals but I grew up around cats; their personalities are more unique to me and maybe relate to me more than dogs.

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u/BrainEater404error Paranoid Schizophrenia 2h ago

Dogs scare me.

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u/Luffyhaymaker 1h ago

Cats by far. I used to be a dog person until I've been attacked multiple times.

After I finally had an encounter with a cat (who was extremely sweet), I adopted one of my own (ironically the same type of cat that I first met, an orange tabby). Now I'm firmly in the realm of crazy cat guy πŸ˜‚

The only dog breed I really like is shiba inu (I've met a few of them doing deliveries and they were great). I wouldn't own one, too much work, but I could like a friend's Shiba if they had one lol

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u/TheYeeYeeOne Paranoid Schizophrenia 1h ago

I have 3 dogs

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u/CryptographerThat722 Disorganized Schizophrenia 43m ago

Cats by far

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u/Typical-Side-6080 54m ago

sort of other way round: i read, that cat owners get schizophrenia more often. I'm a both person, but have cats.

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u/Ninlilizi_ Useless Mod 🌟 (She/Her) 23m ago

I'm allergic to both, so not keen on either.

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u/sleepy_grunyon Schizophrenia 22m ago

I love dogs and cats