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Using Aquarium fish as therapeutic hobby

lightCoconut3470 April 11th, 2021

I'm 25 I've struggled with depression and anxiety since I was a teenager and I still struggle with it today I went through alot of bullying in school it still effects me I basically shutdown and I turned away any help but after having struggled with that I found my love for fish keeping in aqauriums and I fell in love with my Betta fish companion and he's more than a pet to me but family and a friend who I have with me all the time and it's changed me way of thinking and of life and happiness and it helps me to cope with my mental health problems that I struggle with and I named him Optimus my therapist named Carla suggested that I would start an aqaurium to help me learn to cope with my anxiety and depression and it's really helped me

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CheeryMango April 23rd, 2021

Glad to hear that it's helping you!

meremuse April 25th, 2021

I have a beta too! I've named him Buddy. I like to watch him swim around in the tank. We have some large leaved plants in with him and he likes to lay on them and sometimes under them. I'm glad your fishy friend is helping you. They are very relaxing