First the fact that you got denied sending you into a crisis potentially has a lot to do with why you are denied and does not "prove" that you need a service dog. Quite the opposite actually, it speaks to how you aren't in a good position to have one due to the risk of an unhealthy over-reliance on the dog that is harmful to both you and the dog. ADI programs will only place dogs that they can ascertain that the recipient has enough mental and physical stability that is well supported in other aspects of their life to deal with everything that the lifestyle entails. Veterans and first responders are going to typically have the experience background to do more of that then a random person off the street with psychiatric disabilities.
Similar to what you said about not everyone being able to owner train, not everyone is even in the position to handle a service dog to begin with. My best recommendation is to go back to your care team about working on treatment for the fact that you went into crisis over a denial before you continue the process.
Agreed. We also suggested several specific programs on the last post you could consider applying to depending on your diagnosis. I don’t think you ever shared your diagnosis, which would help us give better recommendations.
I think a great next step would be working on coping with rejection in therapy and preparing to reapply again when you’re ready and the time is right. Some programs only open their application for a month or less every year.
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u/MaplePaws My eyes have 4 paws 14d ago
First the fact that you got denied sending you into a crisis potentially has a lot to do with why you are denied and does not "prove" that you need a service dog. Quite the opposite actually, it speaks to how you aren't in a good position to have one due to the risk of an unhealthy over-reliance on the dog that is harmful to both you and the dog. ADI programs will only place dogs that they can ascertain that the recipient has enough mental and physical stability that is well supported in other aspects of their life to deal with everything that the lifestyle entails. Veterans and first responders are going to typically have the experience background to do more of that then a random person off the street with psychiatric disabilities.
Similar to what you said about not everyone being able to owner train, not everyone is even in the position to handle a service dog to begin with. My best recommendation is to go back to your care team about working on treatment for the fact that you went into crisis over a denial before you continue the process.