Teasing the Korean Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 As if I didn't have enough to worry about already... https://neurosciencenews.com/cat-ownership-schizophrenia-25355/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Sorry, I'm not buying it... ...and that's what the voices tell me! (Also, maybe they're confusing this with toxoplasmosis) Plus, what is "contact" with cats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 (edited) These statistical methods allow correlating anything with anything - if you believe those figures without critical thinking. Edited December 16, 2023 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Cats will drive you nuts - that's their job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 No way would I allow one anywhere near my place - with the turntable. That - and throwing up hair balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted December 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 1 minute ago, sidewinder said: No way would I allow one anywhere near my place - with the turntable. That - and throwing up hair balls. Wait till they throw up on your train track under the tree! But I still love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 There are usually plenty of them hanging out in my garden staking out the bird life. That's as close as they get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Is the schizophrenia a cause or an effect of cat ownership? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 I'm a big cat person, have had them my whole adult life. Our current cat is inches away from me right now. She is like a dog in some ways, constantly hangs out with us, following us from room to room, lays in our laps all winter. Also sleeps with us at night. Thankful for her company. And she's great with our five year old grandson, who lives with us! We've never had a christmas tree disaster with any of ours. I used to have a cat with silver/grey fur, and she would lie underneath an old aluminum Christmas tree I had (actually still have it, but haven't put it up in years since the house got more occupied), and change colors along with the tree when the color wheel was running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 3 hours ago, mikeweil said: These statistical methods allow correlating anything with anything - if you believe those figures without critical thinking. They never stop! Every day they're correlating two completely unrelated things. Now cats causing a brain disease! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 28 minutes ago, sgcim said: Now cats causing a brain disease! LOL! Or is it that increases cases of cat ownership is caused by schizophrenia??!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 I haven't read this, but cats do figure widely in the literature of mental illness. Phobia of cats is also a recognised thing and is closely linked to post-partum depression. My late grandma could not be in the same room or area as a cat. From the reactions above, I'm pretty sure that this is not what the article is about, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) Postpartum depression and schizophrenia come from different areas. I could understand someone being in a depressive state needing the high activity of a dog, for instance, to keep their mind busy instead of the more introspective state of a cat, but it is widely known that both cats and dogs provide various mental health benefits. People who have cats tend to mention that their furry friends are great companions, have a calming effect, and help ease stress and anxiety. On the flip side, dog owners are likely to say that their pets motivate them to get up and be active. Maybe they were trying to say that trying to understand cats could lead to schizophrenia! 🤪 Edited December 17, 2023 by rostasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 I grew up with cats and have had them in every home we've owned, so that's thirty three plus years of having anywhere from one to six cats. We're at four now and I doubt we'll add any more, they tend to live fifteen years or more, with a couple of exceptions. They are entertaining and good company, though they aren't allowed in my music library, two floors above where they live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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