Age Regression Textposts

Regression not caused by trauma is valid too

Regression not caused by trauma is valid too

Regression not caused by trauma is valid too

I keep seeing the term “broken little” to describe a little who is traumatized or otherwise strongly affected by being hurt by someone they trusted, usually in the context of their relationship with an ex caregiver.

Please ! do not spread this label !

It promotes the idea that simply being scared, untrusting, or emotionally scarred makes someone broken. It makes these littles out to be weak and wrong. Seeing posts about “broken little” things and relating to them imprints the idea on people that they are inherently emotionally damaged beyond repair. This is not the message to give out to a community centered around a coping mechanism, with most of the community already having mental health difficulties outside of any regression related problems.

If your paranoia prevents you from quickly bonding with a caregiver you are not broken.

If you easily feel like nobody wants you even when it’s not true you are not broken.

If you get flashbacks or triggered by little things that others don’t understand you are not broken.

If you are unable to do certain things because of similar past situations that went wrong you are not broken.

If you are traumatized at all you are not broken.

Age regression is talked about with helping to cope with mental illness a lot, like depression, anxiety, bipolar, bpd, ptsd, etc, but I feel like it’s rarely talked about in relation to coping with physical illness which is also a very important side to it.

Physical illnesses, whether temporary or chronic, new or lifelong, are major stressors to a person’s mental health and life overall. It’s not fun experiencing pain, tiredness, and whatever other symptoms someone may be going through. Feeling lesser than others, feeling held back or excluded, and feeling broken take a toll. Physical illnesses should not be forgotten as something that needs coping with.

Age regression helps with more than just mental illnesses. The emotional damage that physical conditions can cause can also be positively impacted and lessened with regression. On top of that someone’s outlook on their current state can be changed during regression, being more freeing and happy than negatively focused on their struggle. Don’t forget about littles who regress due to physical illnesses!

I also want to take the time to say that to any littles who are partially/fully disabled in any way: you are completely valid. It’s hard to deal with disability and you’re so strong for being able to keep going. If you use age regression as a way to make a physically rough day manageable, keep doing it. Just because there’s an emphasis on mental illness in the agere community does not mean you are any less valid for using it to cope with handling physical issues over directly mental ones.

This post defines what behavior and abilities are associated with which periods of infant development, as according to Dr. Piaget’s sensorimotor stage theory covering 0 to 24 months old. It’s purpose is for baby regressors to be able to better understand and categorize their own regression. However if you do not follow what’s said here that’s also perfectly fine, not even all babies follow this, it’s more of a generalization or average. Also the actions listed are just common examples and each stage may include examples mentioned in previous stages, they’re not the entire ability of an infant that age.

0 to 1 month old

Only automatic reflexes

Crying

Sucking

Sensitive to sounds

Jolted body movements

Inability to lift entire limbs, upper body, or head

1 to 4 months old

Learning to control reflexes and overall movement, repeating positive/reinforced bodily reactions because of associated stimuli

Thumb sucking

Smiling

Shrieking out of excitement

Crying intentionally

Wiggling fingers and toes

Kicking legs

Waving arms

Lifting head

4 to 8 months old

Controlling and practicing movement involving other objects as well as their own body

Able to sit upright without support

Grabbing, shaking, banging objects

Putting things in their mouth

Poking/touching

Laughing

Yelling

Starting to vocalize (babble or make distinct sounds communicating certain emotions/wants)

8 to 12 months old

Manipulating their environment, accomplishing simple and direct physical aspirations

Moving, holding, pulling apart, inspecting, throwing objects

Minor scribbling

Pressing buttons

Hand feeding themself

Longer babbling

Vocal sounds with different pitches/tones

Sitting up without help

Rocking back and forth

Crawling around without issue

Able to stand briefly

Taking first steps

Stranger danger reaction

Complex facial expressions

12 to 18 months old

Self-directed, expectant of everyday routines, using objects with purpose, practicing walking, learning basic speech

Imitating others’ actions

Using objects for their intended function

Putting objects in and carrying containers

Hugging humans, animals, stuffies

Drawing/coloring with intention

Climbing furniture and stairs

Standing up completely in their own

Trying to dress/undress themself

Looking at picture books alone

Able to point at objects by name

Practicing making sound combinations, especially with vowel repetition

Saying some single syllable words

18 to 24 months old

Able to visualize, create, and imagine

Fully understands that things continue existing when out of sight

Can play hide and seek, scavenger hunts

Carrying multiple objects at once

Running around

Using eating utensils

Has a developed hand preference

Accessing situations before acting

Thinking of others’ feelings

Realizes they’re individual, separate from others

Naming familiar objects and people

Saying two to four word sentences

Copying words they hear

I want

For everyone who feels ashamed or is ridiculed for liking/using pacifiers for a sense of security:

This is an updated version of my previous post listing tags that were agere/sfw, kink/nsfw, or shared by both communities. It’s meant mostly for Instagram to help regressors know which kind of tags to use versus avoid

Age Regression Hashtags

regression

agere

ageregression/ageregressor

ageregressionsfw

ageregressioncommunity

sfwageregression/sfwageregressor

sfwagere

sfwcglre

cglre

cglregression

cglrelittle

cglrerelationship

cglrecommunity

dxlg/dxlb

mxlg/mxlb

ardl

softiebums/softiebottoms

babyre/toddlerre/kidre

Kink Hashtags (examples, not all)

ddlg/ddxlg/ddlb/ddxlb

mdlg/mdxlg/mdxlb/mdlb

cgl/cxlg

abdl

diaperlover

adultbaby

ageplay

littlespaceddlg

littlespacebdsm

daddydom/mommydom

littlesub/sublittle

Shared Hashtags

(There may be nsfw/kink content in them but regressors use these too so it’s up to you)

sfwlittle

littles

littlespace

littlespacecommunity

sfwlittlespace

babyspace/toddlerspace

kidspace/middlespace

❥ Race

❥ Nationality

❥ Gender

❥ Sexuality

❥ Height

❥ Weight

❥ Relationship status

❥ Financial situation