#also just wanna say i kniw regression where you are sad and having bad times is very common for people!! and nothing to be ashamed of!!

[fl-oralfawn]

Hi! I’m not sure if you’re the kind of blog that answers things like this, but i’m having trouble finding any active advice blogs on the topic so i’m asking around to other active blogs i like in the community. if you’re not interested in answering, no worries!!

i’m 18 and i’ve been privately interested in age regression for a long time - i think i’ve even unconsciously started to regress slightly because i get in a weird headspace and seek certain activities and stimulus out when i get there. for example: Music, shows, and books from when i was a toddler, i go partially nonverbal and get more sensitive and clumsy, i start stimming more and in more childish ways. despite all the research and the draw to it i’ve had over the past year-ish, i kind of don’t know where to start. i don’t know how to tell if i’m regressing, i don’t know how to do it intentionally, i don’t know my age range or if it’s even something i’m capable of at all. i’m not very comfortable being taken care of in this specific way, i can’t be vulnerable enough with a potential cg to have that kind of relationship. even though its something i crave, i’ve gotten very good at self-soothing and self-governance. i’m also autistic, and already have trouble identifying my own emotions, so it’s a little bit of a non-starter. do you have any tips for someone falling into age regression with no understanding of how to be intentional, or someone who wants to try it out and doesn’t know how to get there?

hi there!! it’s no worries at all; im always more than happy to try and help with questions like this! 🧃i am just gonna kind of answer in the order you brought things up in your ask and we all know i’m long winded so lots of words coming➿

so to start the behaviors you’re describing definitely sound like regression!! so anytime you’re feeling that way you can know you’re regressing🔆 honestly i think everyone has different sorts of ways that indicate they’re regressed! different tells, so to speak. for me i start to babble, i laugh more, my movements get a lot more careless and i am a lot less logical than usual c:

in regards to not knowing how to regress intentionally, that’s absolutely something that a lot of regressors deal with! my two best pieces of advice are: doing what people call “age dreaming”☁️ this is basically just enjoying the things that you would when regressed, while you’re still in a big headspace^^ so maybe putting on the music/shows or looking at the books you gravitate towards in your regressed mindset or anything similar even though you’re not in that mindset yet! this can help you work yourself into the headspace you’d like to be in🧩 i like to engage in material meant for older children and sort of work my way down, but everyone does it differently! second is to try your best not to stress yourself out or beat yourself up over it if you can’t get yourself to regress!! ✧ it’s easier said than done but stressing over the fact that you can’t regress will make it harder, or possibly push you into a more vulnerable regression where you feel like a sad kid which can be challenging to deal with bc emotional regulation is even harder in that state :(

when it comes to an age range that is something that is totally optional to have! they’re really more of a thing around tumblr just to let other people know what kinds of childlike content you enjoy. ya know if your blog content will be more rattles/bottles etc or more cartoons/toy trucks/barbies kind of thing🎨 i think the whole range thing is kind of misleading too because a lot of people will regress and not everything they enjoy falls into one age range!some people like to use a bottle while they play video games, or do worksheets made for kindergarteners while they watch a show made for middle schoolers! an age range is only for your benefit and is not needed at all if you don’t want it! i don’t have one really, bc mine is so big it’s basically pointless ^^

having a caregiver isn’t necessary either!! if you’re comfortable soothing alone that is absolutely valid definitely don’t feel like finding a cg is a mandatory part of your journey🩹 and if a cg is something you want it’s totally okay if it’s not something you feel ready for right now! figuring out regression can be challenging so the thought of adding in someone else is daunting! if you don’t know what works for you yet it’s best to find that out first so then you know what kind of person you would want your caregiver to be and what would be important for them to do for you in your regression :)

overall i say just keep interacting with the content you liked as a kid!🐡 try activities you liked as a kid! maybe get yourself a toy or something you wanted the but never got! or had and don’t anymore.(when i first started regressing more i would get myself happy meals bc they made me feel small and i wasn’t allowed to get them much as a kid! stuff like that!^^) just keep letting yourself indulge in childlike things and see what makes you feel at peace, safer and happier!🧸bc in the end that’s really what regression is all about :)

#ahh i yam sorry this is so long #i can never balance answering a question thoroughly but also not making it forever to read :((( #hopefully it isn’t too much for you nonny and is separated in an easy ish to read way #i hope this helped some and if there’s anything else i can do for you pls let me know!! #fawn💌answers #anon ask #also just wanna say i kniw regression where you are sad and having bad times is very common for people!! and nothing to be ashamed of!! #honestly my regression has mostly been like that recently and a happy regression isn’t better inherently #ofc it’s nice to be happy but when i say the point of agere is to feel safe and happy it’s like you’re not always feeling that in the momen #but process is meant to make you feel better in the long run at the least<3