Hello my name is Matthew Lewis , I am currently 19 years old and suffering from severe Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Depersonalization episodes that cause me to lose sense of reality and make me go into a episode that involves me often shaking not knowing where or what's going on around me .It then goes into me forming a serious tick where I hit my body so hard it has sent me to the hospital for a concussion.I have had many major issues and events in my life to make me form these episodes. Including seeing loved ones in front of me relapse or threatening me. To being physically harmed by strangers and people I know for being part of the lgbt community. This trauma has cause d it to be almost impossible for me to do normal day to day activities including driving , being in crowded spaces, working a full time job.I need a service dog to help me not cause self harm unintentionally to my body during these episodes and to try to provent them from happening as much. Many service dogs are 30,000 dollars upfront.I am only asking a small portion to get a dog with basic skills to help me and then over time get him or her more training to help me with my episodes with more advanced skills.I understand most people don't know what it's like to have problems like this and won't take this seriously but it is effecting me and the people around me in a bad way. I want to be able to live my life knowing if I do have an episode I will be okay and have someone by my side to help me.
Thank you for your time ,
Matthew Lewis
