#inner child

[yuumei-art]

Inner Child

Silent, mild

Stay within your cage

Bury all your rage

[agere-guide]

How to regress (AGERE)?

🧸 1. Create a Safe Space

Find a private, quiet, and comfortable place.

Use soft lighting, cozy blankets, and items that feel safe.

If you have a caregiver (CG), let them know you're regressing. (If possible! some littles may be nonverbal <3)

🎨 2. Gather Comfort Items (Optional but Helpful)

Stuffies/plushies

Blankets or pacifiers

Sippy cups or bottles

Snacks (like applesauce, juice boxes, goldfish crackers)

Toys, coloring books, or sensory items

🎧 3. Choose Comforting Activities

Watch cartoons or kids’ movies

Color or play with toys

Listen to lullabies or soft music

Nap or cuddle with a stuffed animal

Use kids' apps or games

Talk in a childlike voice if it helps

🫧 4. Let Go of Adult Worries

Try to mentally "put away" responsibilities

Use affirmations like: "I am safe." "I don’t have to worry right now." "It’s okay to be small."

🛑 5. Set Limits

Set a timer if you have things to do later

Avoid regressing in unsafe or inappropriate environments

Practice self-care after regressing — drink water, reflect gently, and ease back into your usual mindset

Optional: Journaling or Memory Triggers

Some find it helpful to keep a regression journal or make a playlist of comforting songs, shows, or smells that help trigger the regressed mindset.

⚠️ Important Notes

Please keep an eye on yourself; keep safe when regressing.

Remind yourself: “It’s okay to need comfort.” There’s no shame in wanting to feel little or cared for.

You don’t have to “act like a child” — regression is about your internal experience, not outward behavior.

Everyone's regression looks different; there is no wrong or right way to regress.

[matchapaws]

🌙 depressed littles who... 🩵

- uses kids products to help motivate showers, brushing teeth and brushing hair

- cocoons themself in plushies and blankets, staying in bed all day and barely sleeping at night

- uses kids dishes and nastolgic meals when struggling with low appetite

- uses a sticker chart and reward system to try and feel excited and productive about chores

- cling to fictional cgs from comfort shows

- use diaps when they are too tired to get up to potty

- whine for a cg they don't have

- struggle to remember to eat, shower, change clothes, brush their hair or teeth or take medicine

- struggle to get excited about their interests

- lack the energy and/or time to regress

- struggle with nightmares and use their stuffies to comfort then

- only have the energy to be a completely dependent baby and nothing more

- who are both too scared to ask to be cared for, but also too uncomfortable to regress alone

- who feel a ton of shame, anxiety or guilt during and/or after regressing

- who can only age dream due to intrusive thoughts or anxiety

- who rely on regression completely for getting out of bed in the morning and falling asleep at night

been so depressed recently so I thought I'd share this. I truly could go on and on about how my regression is integral to my depression. I hope some of you can feel seen from this !

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[angellimbed]

gentle reminders 🩷✨

[cryslittlelibrey]

🫧 Tips for low functioning littles and showering: ☁️

╔═ . ☾ . ══════════════════ Hey there little one! I think it might be bath time, don't you?

I know it's not always easy- sometimes the world feels too big and all you want to do is get back in bed, so i've set up a fun list of things that help me and maybe you too <33 ☁️﹒Lay your comfiest clothes out in advance! have your fuzzy socks, favorite shirt, cozy pajama pants and towel laid out outside the shower so when you get out you can slip right into them! 🫧﹒Bring along some music or a podcast! sometimes feeling like someone else is there with you can help keep you out of your own head! ☁️﹒Let a stuffie friend tag along! while they cant get in the shower with you, they can hang out by the sink if they'd like too. you can tell them all about your day and what fun things you have planned next! 🫧﹒Mix and match senses and smells, if you have a soap you really like the smell of, you're more likely to want to get cleaned up! ☁️﹒For sensory littles, focus on the sensations of the water, the sound of the pitter patters or the way the bathroom gets all steamy like clouds in the sky. 🫧﹒If you get bored in the shower, bring a bath toy with you! something small like a little rubber friend- they like to get clean too! ☁️﹒Try sitting in the shower over standing, it's more comfortable and can help give you that little feeling if it's easier for you to get cleaned up in headspace 🫧﹒Sometimes having a song to hum along too can really help, i like twinkle twinkle little star! ☁️﹒Get some bath time markers! doodle on the shower wall with water soluble pens, see how many stars or clouds you can get done by the time the shower is up! 🫧﹒If showers are too noisy for you, try a bath instead! use bubbles and sticky letters you can put on the wall! ☁️﹒And most of all, try to enjoy it, i know it's easier said than done, but imagine your washing all the sad away, putting the day behind you and getting ready for cozy time. You got this little star! and when you're all washed up, clean and dry, that's one more thing off your to do list. be kind to yourself, you deserve it <33 ╚═════════════ . ☁️ . ═════

[ribbonpaci]

it’s okay if non-child friendly things are part of your inner child healing and your regression. it’s okay if you grew up with unrestricted internet access in the late 2000s and now your favorite way to regress is watching old raunchy youtube videos with crude humor and swearing. not every regressor has to be watching bluey and sesame street to be valid. watch that rated r movie that you loved as a kid. watch those ytps. play that rated m video game that you used to watch your older brother play all the time. it’s your regression, so make it yours.

don’t ever let anybody tell you how to regress.

[thesilentlambs]

ok, imagine this with me… a whole gated community just for us. every single person inside is either a caregiver or a regressor. there are homes to live in, playgrounds everywhere, a school that’s actually fun, and little shops that get us.

the playgrounds are huge! some for tinier littles, some for older littles, and there’s a shallow kids pool and a splash pad too. we could ride tricycles safely, climb as high as we want, swing forever, and nobody would ever laugh or judge.

the school? it’s gentle. nap times, quiet rooms, sensory corners. teachers that actually understand us. we could bring our stuffed animals to class, or just chill in the reading corner with a book and no one would care.

the shops are perfect. toy stores, craft stores, even a grocery aisle just for snacks we love. a little café where we could sit with our stuffed animals and eat tiny pancakes or drink hot chocolate.

there’s a library, a community center, a movie room, and even a clinic where help is calm and kind. caregivers are safe and trusted. littles can be… just littles. dress how we want, stim however we want, bring all our plushies.

it’s like a place where the rest of the world doesn’t exist. where being small isn’t weird or wrong. a place that’s ours, just for us🥲

what would you add ?

[eggsdoodz]

ft. my childhood teddy <3