How to start a Regression Journal
I started a regression journal because I felt like a lot of traditional age-re activities like coloring or watching cartoons didn’t really help me regress. As a kid, even though I didn’t journal, I was very imaginative, and most of my playing was play pretend. As a grown-up I don’t get a lot of times where I’m able to actually play pretend, so journaling allows me to flex my imagination in a more “childish” way than if I was playing a ttrpg or writing fiction (which are other ways I use my imagination as a grown up).
So! I wanted to help other regressors start their own journals! I've put my steps/tips under the cut!
Step 1: Find a journal you like!
Find a journal you want to use and decorate it to your liking!
One thing to think about when finding/decorating your journal is if you want it to be discreet or flashy.
If you’re only going to use it alone in your room, then you might want to make it super colorful and bright and write “Y/N’S AGE REGRESSION JOURNAL” on the cover.
But if you prefer to take it with you places, or if you’re worried about someone finding it, then maybe keeping it plain on the outside is the way to go.
Either way, if it’s so colorful that you’re embarrassed to ever pull it out, or if it’s too boring that it doesn’t make regressed-you happy, then you’re never going to use it! So find what works for you!
I decided to use a digital journal on my iPad because I could take it with me anywhere, didn’t have to worry about running out of pages, and because I’m a bit of a perfectionist. With a digital journal I can erase and rewrite things and move things as much as I want without it looking messy or having to start over. I get frustrated easily when I’m regressed so that works for me!
This is the most fun step and probably the easiest! Find out what kind of materials you like to use when you journal.
Another benefit to my digital journal is that I can always use any color I want and I can change brushes depending on how I want it to look! I use the program procreate and I made my own line paper template to write on so I can write in straight lines.
I also love love love stickers in real life, so in my digital journal I replace them with clipart I find on google, emotes posted to tumblr, or stickers from the chat app LINE.
Step 3: Figure out what style of journaling helps you regress
There are lots of different ways to journal, and just like the outside cover, you have to find what works for you personally.
There’s no wrong way to do it, but it may take some trial and error to see what you like and what you’re actually able to do when regressed.
· Diary entries; just keep a normal diary and write how your day went. This may be easier for older regressors and may take younger ones out of their headspace because it’s too hard.
· Lists; make lists of things you like, things you don’t like, things in your room, things you see outside. It can be very meditative and a simple way to fill up a page for younger regressors.
· Stuffie profiles; write facts about your stuffies like how big they are, when you got them, what their favorite things are. You can also draw them!
· Character profiles; do the same thing as above but for your favorite characters from TV, movies, or books! If you headcanon these characters as regressors, it can also be fun to include those headcanons.
· Stories; sometimes just writing a creative story can help you regress! Flex that imagination! It may help to write about a topic specific to regression, or to your childhood, like a story about a lost stuffie or a magical pacifier.
· Themed pages; pick a theme like “jungle” and then go from there. You could answer questions like “what’s your favorite jungle animal?” or “what’s your favorite movie that takes place in a jungle?”, write fun facts about the topic, write puns/jokes about the topic, and draw pictures related to it! Just take the theme and run with it!
· Activity pages; glue in coloring pages, mazes, word searches, and work sheets! I recommend gluing them in after you’ve completed them so the glue doesn’t make the page hard to write on.
· Routines; if you have routines when you’re little, write those down! This can help remind you to keep them, or just be another fun list to make.
· Achievement charts; if you are trying to track a habit, you can make it fun by drawing a chart in your journal and putting a sticker on every day you do it! You might even want to reward yourself if you do it a certain amount of times in a row. Or this can just be a fun way to remind yourself to do daily tasks like brushing teeth or taking meds.
· Song Lyrics; write down the lyrics to songs you like to listen to when you regress and decorate the page to match them!
· Imaginary play dates; write what you would do on a play date. It could be to a special place like the zoo or the museum, or it could be with a fictional character you like, or it could just be something you want to do in the future with a friend.
· Prompts; there’s a million journaling prompts on tumblr, try searching the “agere journal” tag, see what inspires you!
These are just some of the ideas I could come up with, but there’s a million and one things you can do! It’s your journal, do whatever you want in it!
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