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Emotional support animals don't have special training, but they can offer comfort and stress relief. Living with depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, or bipolar disorder may qualify you for an ESA.

Giving emotional support is a way of helping people feel connected and less alone. Being emotionally supportive is not always easy, and different situations call for different types of support.