Fang

" my poor baby, such a brave little angel.. "

Lmao get cradled loser

Covers you with blanket

'oh, theres my precious bab, look at you.. such a tiny darling!'

The regressors who trows tantrums and cry over stupid things

The regressors who ruin their toys and gear it be Rough play or to get out all their feelings that they never got allowed to have,

To the regressors who wanna scream

To the regressors that use their padding just because they don't wanna stop playing

Like, no this character isn't using a pacifier or gripping onto a plushie or padded or wearing childing clothing, but they are hiding behind their most trusted person in the friend group, either a parental figure or close friend, when things feel too big and new.

They aren't crying out for mommy or daddy, or throwing a tantrum, but they're sobbing to themselves in the middle of the night, clutching their pillow like a person, because everything feels too big and too much

They aren't burying themselves in pacifiers, teethers, or plushies, but they're chewing on their shirt or hand when they get anxious and hugging their pillow to their chest like a lifeline

Give me loud wailing and sobbing and clinging to a trusted person. Give me begging to "go home" whether that home is real and reachable or not. Give me crying for parents and siblings and grandparents and *anyone* who feels safer than the present situation.

Give me stress regression. Give me trauma response regression. Give me regression as a result of someone's self-soothing ability completely imploding.

Give me the gross parts of it. In writing, in drawings, in headcanon ramblings. The tantrums with snot and spit and red faces. The potty accidents. The bedwetting. The lashing out and yelling and hitting. The physical symptoms of feeling like you're no longer in full control of your mind and body. Let me see the MISBEHAVIOR that comes with feeling like a child in a body that's too big for you when everything is SCARY. The behavior you REGRET later.

Seeing the cozy, comforting, voluntary end of agere is so important when you're using it to comfort yourself.

But the embarrassment of it goes beyond "I use pacifiers and stuffed animals to self soothe after a hard day." for a lot of people. Acknowledge and accept that, too. Please.

🎀 smoke - ultimately, I'm an adult. and I have anxiety, chronic pain and insomnia. weed helps me relax and so does regressing. only makes sense that I would mix the two

🧸 do chores - I love making a chore chart !! I even have a point system for myself that can grant me a reward. it is extremely helpful in motivation. I also enjoy to play clean up :D

🌷 cry, a lot - sometimes, I only feel truly safe when regressed. sometimes that means having a really big cry.

🏹 watch adult shows - I love horror !!! I'm allowed to watch adult shows and media. I WILL be watching a playthrough of resident evil while regressed, even if its not for kids

🍧 stim - sometimes stimming is really big and overwhelming !!! it can be really really exhausting and feel icky to do, but it feels reliving to get all those big emotions out

ultimately,, this is YOUR coping mechanism meant for you !!! you can do whatever you want with your time, make your safe space look however you want. there is no right or wrong way to regress.

please feel free to add your own to this list !!

they def don't make edibles together all the time so the little one can regress idk what you're talkin about nope nope nope

Shout out to regressors who regress when high !!!

Shout out to regressors who regress when drunk !!!

Shout out to regressors who regress on other substances !!!

And ESPECIALLY shout out to regressors who are in any type of recovery !!!!!!!!!

Every regressor deserves to be treated kindly and with respect, even the regressors who need / do certain things in order to regress aren’t typically associated with kid appropriate behavior.

Regressing is for everyone, and that includes those who participate in substances and other “adult” activities.