Ghesties, I’d like to introduce you to Age Regression.
Subspace definitely can be non sexual, but maybe in some more vulnerable situations, we let the ghouls regress.
Age Regression as a coping skill is when someone mentally retreats back to a younger mindset to deal with stress. For example, an adult person is really stressed due to work, but when they regress to a toddler age, they can feel and act like a kid again and don’t have to worry about work.
Age regression can be voluntary, meaning you choose to regress for a period of time, or involuntary, meaning you naturally and uncontrollably regress due to stress. These two types are not exclusive. It is common to experience both types of regression.
What regressors prefer to do when they’re little varies in the same way what kids like to do varies. Common interests often shared in the agere community are watching kids films and shows, eating kids foods, getting all snuggly and napping, playing with toys, and coloring.
It is really helpful for age regressors to have caregivers. Caregivers simply watch over and take care of the regressor when they’re regressed. They take on the responsibilities of a parent, but don’t need to be seen as a parent. The whole point of age regression is to decrease stress. If a person is hungry when regressed, but making food would cause them extra stress, the caregiver can make the food for them. Having a caregiver allows a regressor to efficiently use their regression time to de-stress.
You can’t tell me there isn’t at least one ghoul who’d jump on this train. Heck, I wanna throw them all on the train. Dewdrop cuddled in his blankie on the couch drinking from a juice box. Rain sitting on the dock happily kicking his dangling legs as he watches fishy friends swim around with a caregiver supervising him to “make sure he doesn’t drown”. Cumulus getting excited to have a “kids’” movie night with all her friends- ghoulfriends and plushies. Sunshine jumping up and down when her favourite song comes on during her favourite show. Mountain getting head pets from a caregiver who tells him just how perfect he is. Cirrus playing with her toys in the common room while the big ghouls make lunch. Aether sucking his thumb or hand as he practices the deep breathing his caregiver told him to do. Swiss shyly asking a caregiver for help with getting dressed.
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