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Nightmares again. The violent horror movie kind. It's a little fucked up that I'm grateful when I have "only" this kind of nightmares instead of the ones about my rape.

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What helps me as an age regressor who has nightmares:

I set my stuffies up all around me, so they can guard me while I sleep (stuffies are the best protectors)

I use multiple nightlights, so there's no dark corners

I'm a cold sleeper so I sleep with multiple blankets, and when I'm completely covered up no one can get me

If you're a hot sleeper, I wake up in cold sweat sometimes, I'll sleep with just my feet covered, and it still makes me feel safer

I recommend bed tents, you can put fairy lights inside and be completely protected without having to use blankets

I make a nest to sleep in

Sometimes when the nightmares are really bad I'll sep up alarms during the night, works best if you're a light sleeper (which I am not)

Regressing before bed helps me, but often it's hard when I'm already scared to go to sleep

Watch your favorite show, or little show to help you regress and fall asleep (I leave on cartoons sometimes all night)

Pick a new stuffie every night to sleep with, or have a dedicated stuffie you sleep with every night, and imagine them as your protector in your dreams, at the very least it helps me fall asleep not scared

I use a comfort item, this could also be a stuffie, but I use a paci

For sometimes padded regressors, make sure you go potty before bed, don't learn the hard way like I did

Your favorite, non-caffeinated drink, warm milk, or in my case I drink chocolate milk (If I was a caregiver I would say no sugary drinks either, but I am an regressor with no caregiver so I will drink apple juice before bed if I want to lol)

Listen to white noise, or in my case I listen to piano music

Feel free to add please

[michelangleo]

tips for caring for sensitive littles -`♡´-

use a soft voice

gentle hand holding

no shouting please

always carry band-aids and kiss boo boos

lots of hugs if they want them

keep them surrounded by soft things. blankies, stuffies, sweaters, all the like

try to clean comfort items when they're not being used like when your little is asleep

keep lists of their favorite foods to keep them fed and happy

give all the kisses their heart could desire

be very patient, being little can be hard

try to keep comfort items on hand just in case

make sure they get nice cozy naps whenever they need

keep them well hydrated

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"I just want to sleep," Whumpee sobbed. "But I can't even do that without seeing them."

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Signs I’m Regressing:

I try to include my stuffie(s) in the activity we’re doing

I carry a comfort item around

I am partially or completely loss of speech (only while regressed/temporary)

I get overly excited about little things

I get spacey/ dissociate

I get clingy, or whiny

I don’t want to be alone

It’s later in the day, I don’t know about others but I regress closer to night time

I’m more sensitive

I want to watch kid shows/movies

My voice changes, usually higher pitched or just softer/quieter

I’m giggly

I want to be held/hugged, or touched in some way, like holding hands

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when your trauma symptoms are so intense you don’t even wanna take your clothes off to shower bc it feels too vulnerable you know it’s bad 🙃

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Smoking weed every day keeps the grippy socks away.

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Me: Can I even really call it trauma, though? It wasn't *that* bad, right? Other kids have definitely been through worse.

The men in my head that my brain created to love and protect me because I couldn't handle my childhood otherwise: 🧍‍♂️😐

[michelangleo]

as a system i think about this every day

[michelangleo]

"Things we found on Pinterest that are definitely not about DID/OSDD but should be" has returned. I present to you:

-physical persecutor

[michelangleo]

Here’s a list of miscellaneous children’s shows with links to full episodes for whenever you wish to watch them!

𐐪𐑂 Strawberry Shortcake (2003)

𐐪𐑂 Bluey

𐐪𐑂 My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

𐐪𐑂 Batman: The Animated Series

𐐪𐑂 My Friend Rabbit

𐐪𐑂 Care Bears (1985)

𐐪𐑂 Care Bears: Unlock the Magic

𐐪𐑂 Rupert

𐐪𐑂 Maggie and the Ferocious Beast

𐐪𐑂 Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends

𐐪𐑂 Little Bear

𐐪𐑂 Rolie Polie Olie

𐐪𐑂 Babar

𐐪𐑂 64 Zoo Lane

𐐪𐑂 The Upside Down Show

𐐪𐑂 Rubberdubbers

𐐪𐑂 Monster High (G1)

𐐪𐑂 Monster High (G3)

𐐪𐑂 Ruby Gloom

𐐪𐑂 Super Mario Brothers Super Show

𐐪𐑂 Growing Up Creepie

𐐪𐑂 Tutenstein

𐐪𐑂 The Magic School Bus

𐐪𐑂 Angelina Ballerina

𐐪𐑂 Moomin (1990)

𐐪𐑂 Whisker Haven: Tales with the Palace Pets

𐐪𐑂 Enchantimals: Tales from Everwilde

𐐪𐑂 Catch! Teenieping

𐐪𐑂 Onegai! My Melody

𐐪𐑂 Little Twin Stars

𐐪𐑂 Sugarbunnies

𐐪𐑂 Calico Critters

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I was far too scared to hit Him, but I would hit Him in a heartbeat now.

[michelangleo]

traumatized individual: endures inhumane amounts of stress, panic, and fight-or-flight situations, keeps a mountain of rage and terror down every day in order to try and function, struggles in secret with exhaustion, shame and grief, has to control their emotions every single day in front of other people to hide how badly they’re doing, goes above and beyond to appear normal and to continue their daily activities

also traumatized individual, as soon as one (1) emotion slips out: I’m overly sensitive and need to get over myself right this second. I’m the most pathetic weakling in this world, I have lost control over myself and my life and I should be shot for this

[michelangleo]

You are worthy, you are enough, and you matter. No person or circumstance can ever change that or take that away from you. ❤️