Age Regression as a Coping Mechanism

Me! It's my FAVOURITE coping mechanism. My partner doesn't really understand it, but it helps me so much to slip into my little space.

Yes! I had a great childhood, but my teenage years were awful, so revisiting my good childhood always helps me feel better.

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Yes.

I used to but I can't seem to anymore,, I never feel safe enough to

How can it be used as a tool? I’m fascinated by this idea.

I sometimes feel like I’m a tiny child again when I am triggered, but I wouldn’t say that I really regress in those situations. I just wanted to comment, though, because I’ve read a lot of books by psychiatrists and therapists, and I’ve learned they age regression is a common coping mechanism, especially with people who have a history of childhood trauma. When trauma happens during those formative years, you can regress to that stage of development in some ways. I highly recommend books by Bruce Perry. He’s a child psychiatrist, and the material can be heavy because he tells stories from his real clinical experience, but he’s super insightful on trauma and it’s effect on development.

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I do. 💕

I do!

yup me and my boyfriend both do-📼(ran)

I do it my therapist said it was a good way to relive the life I didn't get to as a kid

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