I have a good friend who has very sever anxiety and possibly other things like depression if not bipolar. She refuses to see a doctor about it because her cultural heritage is all about dealing with your issues privately. So I understand where you're coming from on that.

As for the goat... if you get a goat, get a fainting goat. They pass out if you startle them. Perhaps then it can't get into too much trouble because if it's being bad you can just make a loud noise and it will fall over.