Petting cats is relaxing and a good way to de-stress. Did you know cats are used as therapy animals? It is rare since cats don’t travel as well as dogs, but cats can form strong bonds with their humans.
Learn more with this article https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/why-therapy-cats-are-just-effective-therapy-dogs on the UD Davis website.
Check out https://petpartners.org/, a large US pet therapy group.