Love for animals doesn't always mean something limitless, altruistic, and positive. It happens that love simply replaces unhealthy feelings and masks problems.
Necessary
Animals
Instructions
Step 1
The fear of being alone forces people to have animals. Hemingway also said: "It is very good to be alone, but there must be someone to whom you can tell how good it was to be alone." Older people who lead an isolated lifestyle are especially susceptible to fear of loneliness. Often they have a dog or a cat, finding in them a kindred all-understanding and all-forgiving soul. Sometimes such unity and idealization develops into unhealthy hypertrophied forms, up to the exaltation of a pet and worshiping him like a little home god.
Step 2
Childless couples and single women often have animals instead of children. Pets become objects for the application of the maternal instinct for them. People cherish animals like real children, call them human names and cause bewilderment of those around them with continuous lisp and over-concern, which would be the envy of a baby.
Step 3
Animals touch people with their appearance: the soft silky fur of a ferret, expressive slanting eyes of a cat or the toy appearance of a miniature dog attract and encourage stroking, pressing and kissing.
Step 4
The absence of nasty human vices in animals is another reason for some people to love them. Animals are not mean, cunning, envious, flattering, greedy, which is why some love them more than people.
Step 5
The inability to communicate with people, disappointment in love and friendship makes people despair and communicate with animals. Such people experience not only fear of being betrayed once again, but also do not want to live life to the fullest, to be responsible for their actions and learn from their own mistakes. It is much easier for them to communicate with someone uncomplaining, experiencing an illusory satisfaction from such a "friendship."
Step 6
The desire to take care of someone is another reason for loving animals. For example, older people may experience this urgent need after their children and grandchildren have left.
Step 7
For some people, animals are beautiful toys, objects of pride, or hobbies. They take their pets to exhibitions and hairdressing salons, dress up, give them pages on social networks and brag to each other about the physical and physical qualities of furry pupils.
Step 8
Love can also be a response to the touching vulnerability of animals. It manifests itself especially vividly, coupled with sympathy for sick or disadvantaged animals.
