my dog is anxious (and so am I)

We both:

• are sensitive to loud sounds
• need alone time
• fundamentally want to be friends with people but don’t know quite how to do that
• use medication to manage our anxiety
• just want to protect the beings we love
• are misunderstood and threatened by people in power
• want to take a damn nap
• are snuggly, if slightly awkward about it
• sometimes are little over the top
• get overwhelmed by new situations
• need help re-centering ourselves
• reduce our anxiety using exercise
• want to be included and liked very very badly
• feel the need to try to control stressful situations
• have someone who we lean on when things get hard
• lean on each other when things get hard