What is causing the anxiety? Taking care of your dog, or worrying about her health and well-being? Taking care of a dog is not that difficult. The biggest effort is made when taking it on daily walks. There is the cost of food, and vet bills. So that has to be considered too. Living on SSDI may make this too expensive for you.

If your anxiety comes from emotionally not being able to handle this responsibility, and worrying about its well being all the time, and you do not see this changing for the foreseeable future, then I think you should find a good home for your dog. Sometimes these things just do not work out. Maybe some time in the future when you have been mentally stable for some time, and you are able to take on more responsibilities, a dog can then be a viable choice.

There are other choices for a pet. Hamsters. An small aquarium. Perhaps gold fish that do not need all the equipment that normally comes with having fish. Even a cat may work out better for you, even though there are still costs like vet bills. Personally, I have not had any vet bills for mine except for one time when a kitten for it’s shots. I think a kitten for you would be fun to have. Maybe what can help you now is something that is just alive that you can pay attention to and easily take care of. Some animal that does not need much care at all.