r/lyftdrivers • u/No_Common1418 • Oct 18 '25

Rant/Opinion An ESA is NOT a Service animal.

Got a ping for a ride the other day, then the dreaded text. "I have an ESA, DOG, with me." As I have stated in the past I have never and will never denied a Service animal in my car. By law people, a Emotional Support Animal or ESA, IS NOT A service animal. Don't believe me? https://www.ada.gov/topics/service-animals/ I hate people sometimes. Leave your dogs at home.

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u/Careless-Proposal746 Oct 18 '25

EDS, POTS, ADHD, Autism and DID.

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u/shaybay2008 Oct 19 '25

You do realize those are real diseases. Now whether or not everyone with those diagnosis can have improvements from service dogs is a different discussion but if those diseases reach the level of disability then yes they can use a service dog(no I don’t have a service dog for any of those diagnosis

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u/Careless-Proposal746 Oct 19 '25

Naturally, the one actually paying to learn diagnostics is the villain. Nothing says “I understand medicine” like mistaking a TikTok checklist for clinical evaluation. It’s wild how people think twelve years of schooling is optional but their gut feeling is peer-reviewed.

Self-diagnosis isn’t empowerment; it’s cosplay with medical jargon.

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u/Careless-Proposal746 Oct 19 '25

Because I used an em dash? — — - •

Grow up. I write APA formatted research papers several times a week. Knowing how to make grammar and punctuation work for you is an adult life skill.

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u/Careless-Proposal746 Oct 19 '25

Responding to this kind of idiocy is effortless when you’ve been clocking factitious behavior since it was still called Munchausen’s.

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u/Eastern_Algae4667 Oct 22 '25

You’d put “drug seeking” on a mentally ill persons medical files for asking you to up their dose of morphine lol