Dean Burnett (that brains guy)

The psychology of grief: Why losing a pet dog or cat is like losing a family member

https://sciencefocus.com/news/losing-pet-grief/

My latest for BBC Science Focus magazine explores how the workings of the human brain means losing a pet provokes the same emotional response as losing a human loved on

The psychology of grief: Why losing a pet dog or cat is like losing a family member

Several studies have found that the bereavement of a pet can be just as traumatic as the bereavement of a human family member.

BBC Science Focus Magazine
Dec 20, 2022 at 12:19pmWeb
Show threadNeverfadingwood 🇺🇦Dec 20, 2022
@Garwboy She's only 4 years old, so there's hopefully a long way to go yet, but I'm absolutely dreading the day that something happens to Marmite.
Show threadJaxDec 20, 2022
@Garwboy having just lost our 15 yo cat, this is a timely read. Thank you
Show threadSuprmomcatCathyDec 21, 2022
@Liveotherwise @Garwboy with deepest sympathies
Show threadJaxDec 21, 2022
@SuprmomcatCathy thank you
Show threadSuprmomcatCathyDec 21, 2022
@Garwboy Thanks for sharing #PetLoss is real grief. Career #2 I was a vet tech, amazing how much disenfranchised grief I process as a #MentalHealth #Counselor
Show threadWarmth HighestDec 21, 2022
@SuprmomcatCathy @Garwboy thank you for this ... in one year i lost both my parents and both my dogs and it still feels like there's a stigma against equating the losses - i feel what i feel and should be able to express it without shame or embarrassment - losing my dogs was harder on me - the one dog i was closest to i loved (and still love) at least as much as any other living being i've ever known - we had what i can only describe as a telepathic connection