Mazikeen is my service dog. There are many reasons why I need a service dog, I struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder from previous events in my life. Due to my post-traumatic stress disorder, I now also suffer from anxiety and depression. Mazikeen is trained to help me cope with my mental health. At night I have what are called Night Terrors. To explain it means some nights when I go to sleep my body relives all the events I have been through, sometimes causing me to forget to breathe. When this happened, Mazikeen would notify Mariah and lay on my chest to comfort me while Mariah reminded me to breathe. Mazikeen would also help when I become dissociated from my surroundings, by pulling me to the ground or pushing me onto a chair or bed to sit. I also struggle with anxiety; Mazikeen helped me learn how to navigate through my anxiety attacks. For example, she would give me a sense of safety knowing I not only had a service dog, but a guard dog as well. She also knew how to distract me and noticed my attacks before I even knew it was going to
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