Patient: -I need help, doctor. I feel sad, depressed, powerless. I do not want to do anything. I don’t even want to go out. I spend the day hiding under a blanket. Actually, just thinking about death relaxes me.
Doctor: – I see you are not well. Please relax and lie down on the sofa. Let’s start right away, when did you start to feel this way?
Patient: – Of course, everything comes from my childhood. Shortly after birth, I was separated from my mother a few weeks later and given up for adoption. The family that took me was very nice at first, but as they got older, their love faded. It didn’t take long for the screams and punishments to come. Four months later I was given to another couple. I lived with them longer, but I wasn’t good either. He was always on the balcony. In the end, they fired me too, but this time I was abandoned on the street because they couldn’t find anyone who wanted me. I live in fear to death, surrounded by all the dangers one can imagine. But worst of all, I still love all the families I have, even though they forgot about me I couldn’t, how is that possible?
Doctor: -Well, it’s actually normal. Remember that you are a cat and do not understand grudges or anger. What matters now is that she feels better, because the only medicine that can help her right now is to have hope.
Patient: -Hope? And where can I buy it? Is it sold by prescription?
Doctor: -No, that’s the bad thing. Not produced. It is located where you least imagine it. For some, in the smell of plants that get the sun every morning, for others in the wind that sweeps the mountains. There are those who find it at sunrise or sunset. I even know cats that explore by rubbing against human legs or purring while comfortably lying on a mat. You know, every animal is a world. Do not despair, he will find it and help you until the definitive cure comes. This will be adoption. In fact, as you well know, only a good adoption can cure your sadness.