Exploring how my psychiatric service dog can help with ADHD and Anxiety

Chloe and I begin working with a trainer. Follow our journey: @servicedaug (Insta, Twitter)

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[Xzy]

I feel like I spend so much effort masking symptoms, but if someone asked me to list them i'd be like

[thalmorbiznitch]

I literally heard that phrase "the opposite of disabled isn't abled, its ENabled." 2 days ago and it shook my world view.

[JuMixBoox]

I love how the trainer talks to you. Everybody should have someone like them in their lives.

[hannahc.rosenblatt]

Internalized ableism - it's a big thing to overcome that.

[calmate]

Having to feed my cats in the morning Before 9am and a bit after 6 pm seems to be keeping me alive

[GM-pnbi]

The idea that you need a "severe" enough disability to get help is super harmful. It's completely artificially created to boot. There's more than enough help to go around. Rather, there should be. If we made marginally different choices as a society.

That point about "wearing your disability on the outside" was a really good one too. Being disabled, that's something I've had to come to terms with recently too. Something that kinda helped me was my shrink said that "shame is a reaction to other people's judgment." That kinda made it click for me as I'm well aware how dumb society is when it comes to disabled people and so why should I care about their judgments lol.

[raeganlight]

I'm so glad you decided to follow through with this. Just because people can't necessarily "see" your disability/struggles doesn't mean you don't deserve a service dog. Again, thank you for raising awareness about ADHD, your videos have really helped me with my own struggles. They made me feel like I am not alone as a woman with ADHD and it is a REAL thing. Our challenges are real.

[KellyKOScraps]

My son's autism service dog helped us so much. She has now retired at 11 and is now trying to be a pet and not a service dog. Even when we weren't sure how to help him, our service dog did. That is why they are so wonderful, they just know.

[HowtoADHD]

Hello Brains! I know this series is very different from my regular content and won't apply to everyone, but it's something I need to do for me right now. It's also helpful for the people it's helpful for, so I think it's still worth doing. From here on we'll be doing the normal 2 videos a month that are just about ADHD, and post these occasionally. Feel free to skip them if they're not your thing -- and if they are, let us know what you'd like to see in this series in the future! Or follow the full journey on Instagram & Twitter — @servicedaug

[Kpop]

Now I want a service dog. I didn't know dogs could help for ADHD in the ways you show in your video. You make me reconsider the ways in which I can get more support. You're amazing!

[BabyBearTv]

The way the dog looked at the steering wheel like "I'll do it for you but you'll have to teach me how too"❤ love that

[bubblebubble]

She looks like she would drive you every where if she could

[ruthiesfight]

Just listening your trainer talking to you made me realize that just because I can function in some situations doesn’t mean I’m not disabled.

[danhelphrey]

I love her look when you ask her if she can drive, like, "Well, OK, I'll give it t try."

[av]

"the opposite of disabled isn't abled, it's enabled" that was something I lowkey really needed to hear

[GoodGrief]

I’ve always felt invisible when I was younger. I still do since I am always there for others and not addressing my own needs first. This was touching to watch. I just wish that people will take having ADHD seriously. With ADHD, there’s a lot of mental health challenges that come with it as well. I am so thankful for this channel. It’s very encouraging! God bless you.

[psluxton]

"It's like you're wearing your disability on the outside now, and it's hard..."
Oooh, yes! Spot on!👍
That's one of the things your channel has helped me with - a BIG one.
I've had my disability overlooked continuously throughout my entire 41 years of life.
So much so that even *my family* thought I was BS'ing when I spoke out about it for the first time.
My mother still refuses to believe/understand - she just calls it "going off into your own little world again".
She even said I was "pretending", "making it up", "delusional", and many other such dismissive statements. 😤
It made me so mad it BECAME a trigger!
And she has worked with mental patients at a psych ward before so she should know the signs and know better than to trivialise it. 😭
Now I'm up-front with everyone about my "problems".
Some get it and are understanding, some look at you funny like you are confessing to a heinous crime or about to go psycho, and some it just doesn't register that you said the words.
Speaking honestly about what you can/can't deal with DOES make you feel better, you reduce the Guilt you feel, and also it's like you have given fair warning if everything goes sideways (like a growl or bark tells people to be aware of the dog).
So keep at it. I will.
Best of luck with the future 💗💗💗

[illiengalene]

I got a disability ID on Thursday. So get to use special needs parking lots, for my mobility and coordination issues, I can use disabled toilet for calming down in overstimmulation, don't have to worry about hitting things or me and hurting myself, I can use public transport and elevators, for disabled people, I don't have to pay for my health insurance, I don't have to pay for public transport, I can use my audio records in university without getting told I don't need it, I can take a caretaker with me on events, for free, so they can watch out for me, if I shutdown or meltdown, I can get therapy, that helps me with organisation and my life and my brain, I get support for my joint pain and I feel finally good!

[anastrixnoodles]

An amazing thing a service dog could do for someone with adhd: stay in the front of the door, on the outside of the room, while you are working on something inside, and the dog should keep anyone from entering because that could interrupt the fragile concentration.

[sentientvoid]

"It almost feels like to justify me needing that help and asking for that help, it feels like I need to be struggling harder than I am." Well damn that hit hard. That sort of barrier as well as imposter syndrome stopped me getting help for so long and made me feel guilty about getting it too. So often back the and even now I question whether it is even okay for me to be on medication or to be seeing a psych or to speak up when I'm struggling because I don't think I'm struggling enough to deserve it. That is such a hard thing to overcome.