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 My pet has been a huge emotional support for me during those times. Without that presence, things feel a lot</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:13:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1424/ptsd-making-life-difficult" /><item><title>RE: PTSD Making Life Difficult</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/thread/3662?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:13:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:732efd35-d6e7-4142-a933-2f664b1eb581</guid><dc:creator>MaeJMurchison</dc:creator><description>[quote userid="83512" url="~/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1424/ptsd-making-life-difficult"]&lt;p data-start="738" data-end="896"&gt;Hey everyone,&lt;br data-start="766" data-end="769" /&gt; Living with PTSD hasn’t been easy. Some days are manageable, but other days even small triggers can completely ruin everything.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-start="898" data-end="1014"&gt;My pet has been a huge emotional support for me during those times. Without that presence, things feel a lot harder.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-start="1016" data-end="1113"&gt;But my housing doesn’t allow pets, and it’s adding more stress to an already difficult situation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-start="1115" data-end="1149"&gt;Has anyone dealt with this before?&lt;/p&gt;[/quote]
&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;ve been through this too! Have you looked into registering your pet as a support animal? Thank you so much!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>