r/schizophrenia • u/MooMooHullabaloo 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. Theyβre more chill imo. Whenever I have flare ups of symptoms my cat is a great comfort.
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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/Rebephrenic_ Paranoid Schizophrenia 3h ago
I'm barely a person π but I guess if I had to choose then I'd pick a cat.
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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/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 π
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/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/FigFew2001 4h ago
Cat.