Pixie's (minnie.kiwi.pixie) psychotheraphy

Pixie:

Hey Pusz, Pixie here 💜 think I can talk to you a bit about my past and get some therapist advice on how to recover?

Dr.Puszedli:

Hiii sweetie! Yes, I'm here for you! It would be great! Telll me, how do you feel lately?

Pixie: You're welcome darling. So, I've been having nightmares about the time before my hoomans brought me home. Before I was adopted, I was kept by a bad breeder who made me have kittens and then dumped me when I was still pregnant...so I had to wander scared in the forest with them. Then they got pregnant, and at less than three years old I already had grandkittens. After that, I was rescued...but then I got sick with tapeworms and became even skinnier than I already was.

How can I best recover from my past? It still comes back in my dreams to scare me, and I fear getting lost or sick again.

Dr.Puszedli:

Oh Sweetheart, it sounds terrible. I'm sure in your new home it won't happen again. Your final destination is a great calm place with loving pawrents! These experiences cause a lot of damage. oh god, did you live in the forest?

Pixie:

It was scary and dark 😿 I'm grateful to the hooman that found me and my kittens...our family had grown to 17 by the time we were saved. I could barely feed myself in the wild, let alone my children. I'm just glad that even with the struggles, I still love anypawdy I meet 💜 I feel like some pawsies would have become feral or scared of hoomans if they were dumped like me.

Dr.Puszedli:

Ah sweet Darling, I get it, you went trough a really hard time.. We should work on how you are doing alone without your pawrents. What do you think if we would try to leave you alone: leave you for start 30 min to more time. You will be calmer and calmer day by day :) how long do you stay at home alone usually? Your pawrents will come back, you can be safe. Just explore your own stuff, toys, places, your own foodbowl.

Pixie:

My hoomans are home most of the time so it's weird when they're gone or Penny is gone. I think I can handle 30 minutes though, so that's worth a try.

I just get nervous because it reminds me of when I was wandering in the forest. If somepawdy got lost, you wouldn't know if they'd find you again.

Dr.Puszedli:

I'm sure you will be okay, but this progress requires slow and little steps. Pls, let me know how are you managing your stress later! I'm so curious!! I hope it will be better soon! Thank you for choosing me to be your theraphist!

Pixie:

Thank you darling 💜💜 and when I do get stressed I try to calm down by either resting on a soft blanket or attacking my catnip mouse toys. And I admit that sometimes I may stress eat too 🙀 at least I need to gain weight, so it's not a problem right now! 😹

Dr.Puszedli:

Oh, about having stress eating, it's a completely different and big topic, so maybe we should have one appointment just about that later.

Thank you very much!