Its probably stupid of me but social media has been getting to me recently(Tik tok,Insta). Many people on there are constantly invalidating people who enjoy or use age regression as a coping mechanism. While it's easy for me to ignore most of the time one tik tok really took the cake and got me

It was of a professional medical caregiver who takes care of people who where diagnosed with age regression which in medical term mean they involuntarily regress to a younger state of mind and by law they can not consent for themselves. Some people with DID also get diagnosed with it as as well.

Anyways she said that age regression is unhealthy and therapy should be seeked if you have no control over being regressed and that it's not a healthy coping mechanism if you do it voluntarily and you shouldn't do it voluntarily because it glamorizes the illness.

Hearing all that made me feel super wrong and also sad at the same time. It made me want to throw away my stuffies, get rid of my pacifiers, and basically anything that seemed childlike. I'm starting to feel that maybe people are right about especially if being regressed or little means that your putting some of your responsibilities on someone else(if you have a caregiver) I mean in most cases cgs actually like to care for littles which I find to be very sweet myself

Just in case this helps age regression for me helps me whenever I have anxiety or panic attacks which happen often. It makes me feel safe and happy especially surrounding myself with bright fun colors and stuffed animals. Before I found out age regression had a name I was already interested in buying stuffies, toys, and fun bright colored clothes. And I always wondered why that was even though I'm an adult now.

Whenever I'm in that state of mind I also imagine my cg cuddling me or playing cute little kid games with me. It instantly gives me butterflies when thinking about it. I also find myself being attracted to crinkly sounds and squeaky sounds or just fidgeting in general especially when I have anxiety (I plan to ask my therapist about that when I get the chance).

Anyways I dont want to give up on it since it's always made me feel better when I'm struggling mentally and helps me to function as a working adult during the day when I'm not regressed butthe negative comments online are really getting to me now and I'm also afraid of telling friends and family about as I hate hiding it from them but I also feel they wouldn't be supportive of it:(