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If I was to not go through treatment, I wouldn't be here.
There is no ifs, ands or buts about that.
I would be dead.
Treatment with getting the medications helped brought me
down to a neutral level to where I could start working
through things my social worker and understanding.
And then getting the service animal helped.
I couldn't have a service animal
if I couldn't take care of myself.
I couldn't take care of myself if I didn't get the medications.
So it really was a chain of events that led
up to finally not needing medications
and not needing the use of the service animal as often
or as frequently so you're able to return back
to a productive life and being able to go back to college
and sitting in the front row and not worried
about a door opening behind you, or a student dropping a pen,
or a book slamming in the middle
of the classroom and being set off.
It really was the chain of events and continuing to work
on it knowing that it's something you can live with
and survive with and you have to take the first step
to be able to get to the end.