I know some animals can have depression and anxiety, but those are pretty basic disorders compared to stuff like By Proxy. Do animals deal with this stuff or are their brains not big/advanced enough?
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animals can experience emotions like depression and anxiety, they don’t typically develop complex mental disorders like Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or schizophrenia as humans do. These disorders involve a complex interplay of genetics, environment, and brain structure, which may not be as developed or configured in the same way in animals as in humans. So, while animals can have mental health challenges, they’re generally not as complex as the disorders you mentioned.
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