Age Dreamer : someone who acts like a child, does childish things, etc. without actually mentally regressing into a younger age. rather than regressing, age dreamers simplyΒ βdreamβ (pretend, imagine, etc.) of being a younger age while age dreaming. while age regression can happen involuntarily or voluntarily, age dreaming is a conscious decision, with the dreamer choosing to behave younger while dreaming. similar to positive age regression, age dreaming might be done for stress relief, as a coping mechanism, or simply to have fun reliving/participating in positive childhood activities. essentially, age regression is when one behaves and thinks like a child, while age dreaming is when one behaves like a child and thinks like an adult.