Thank you; I'm sorry if I overreacted. The emotional support part was suggested by a therapist; I have a pretty annoyingly severe mental illness and I have a hard time telling the difference between neutrality and negativity sometimes. I apologize if I took your comments the wrong way.
I suppose I just trusted my therapist and figured if she said I would benefit from an ESA, and my emotional support is my snake... well, you can see where it went from there. But I see now that it might not be the best idea. I just have a hard time going outside alone sometimes. Maybe a few times I can take him to a park if it's warm and there aren't many people around. It would be nice if I could go to a park and not be scared.![]()
Thank you for clarifying.