Upset & Obsessed

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I just moved to a new apartment and I hate living pet-less...I feel like the apartment is too quiet... so empty and naked without a pet to keep me company 24/7. And I keep torturing myself going past pet stores and wanting a pet so badly but my husband says it's not time yet, that we just moved in etc.....and to wait. I hate waiting. I hate that WORD.....and my obsessive nature hates it too.....all I can do is get depressed and think about how much I want one and can't have one right now and it's like playing over and over in my head and hurting me inside over and over and I don't know how to make it stop. It just hurts me that I can't go down there and get what I want. I have the money, I have the means.....but I don't want to make him upset. How can I deal with this obsession? Help

Have you explained to your husband how important this is for you? Do you have a particular type of pet in mind? Are you working or just at home all day? It's very difficult not to obsesess over something like this if you have a lot of free time and are bored.

You could see if there is an animal shelter you could volunteer at. Dogs always need walking and cats love attention.

I'd be lost without my dog. They don't replace people but they do help cope with loneliness and isolation. NTs love pets for that reason too.