I’ve been struggling with mental health for a long time more specifically (anxiety, and depression) nothing has really seemed to work. I’ve been to hospitals, I’ve been on meds, I’ve been in therapy, and learned/ practiced coping skills so the last resort I could come up with is an esa! When I was in 6th grade I attempted to take my life so to help with my problems we got two cats that where supposed to be me esa but turned into a family cat. The term esa was never known about or thrown out in the conversation while getting these two cats. We kinda just said they’d  be everyone’s cat and there to help with my anxiety. Sadly because as kittens everyone held them and was around them the cats didn’t end up bonding with me. They never lay with me or come by me in general so they are already out of the window. The new kitten would be mine and I’d be the only one to bond with it. I would research and prepare and figure out a way to train my cat. I understand cats are harder to train but a cat is the only animal that is possible. My cat would only have a couple tasks and the rest would be it’s emotional support. Already After just starting to research I have found in many articles studies show having a esa cat has many benefits to your mental well being and I think that by getting one it would help me. I need to convince my parents to let me get one because they have said no so far but I don’t think they understand the cat wouldn’t just be a cat but in fact an esa. One reason they say no is that we have many animals in the house but as I said they are family animals and none of them would have a good chance in turning Into an esa, especially without professional Training, and with that being said it would be much easier and cost effective to instead get a new cat that I will be paying for, I’d be financially stable enough to provide my esa with everything (meaning I’d pay for all of the cats needs). It would also motivate me to go to work to get money for the cat which will better my mental health because it give me a reason to do certain tasks I struggle with. With making an animal into an esa I would have to have a routine with them so that they can more easily learn, by getting into a routine with the cat I would be getting myself into a good routine as well, with more than just sleep but with life in itself. Without an esa I wouldn’t be emotionally stable to do these things or keep up with them. With life I can easily fall out of a routine, but with an esa I have to stay within the routine to better a sure the cat can learn.