Child regression

[Pauline]

Hi does anyone suffer from severe chil regression I'm 25 and I've had suffered from child regression since I was 16 it really disturbs me I speak like a child and want to be four years old desperately I also get really attached to cuddly toys and feel really disturbed and terrified and I know something is wrong inside I'm trying to go see a therapist about it and talk but I really don't want to I'm scared of what she will say to me I don't know if I was sexually abused or if my mind is trying to protect me from something but it's like my brain is split into two halfs my adult self and four year self I've had a lot of trauma but I don't want to go through it again in therapy I am so terrified to talk to a therapist about this if I was sexually abused or something happened to me I don't think I want to know I have a very complicated medical background from a congenital heart condition and I was severely bullied and lost my memory for a period of time after not being able to breathe for three hours I've also had a lot of accidents but I can't understand why I still have this child regression can someone please give me some advice on this I would really appreciate it if possible

 

[loui50]

Mine is not so obvious, but I definitely have a child brain and an adult brain. I sleep with a teddy bear for comfort. I often know the truth like nothing bad is going to happen (adult brain) but fear the worst (child brain). I was abused as a kid. But I dont know the extent of it. And I don't know if I want to. I do see a therapist and she doesn't push on the childhood abuse but helps me with present problems.

 

[EveHarrington]

I think it would be a good idea to open up to a therapist about your struggles.

Hugs.

 

[Still Standing]

It is nice to hear some of our experiences that might be similar to yours but it is not going to help you recover. You need to be in the care of a psychologist/therapist who specializes in trauma. We all deal with fear to various degrees, with some days being better than others. I am currently learning the tools on how to walk through my traumas and you need them too. You need someone, in real life, who will patiently and with care, walk with you as you explore the reasons for your adult and child personalities. It is like you need surgery and so you need a specialist who can do this for you. You can't do surgery on yourself. Same with a mental health professional. They are trained to help us when our minds are so troubled. It is a good thing. You need the support and encouragement to get better. If nothing else it is nice to be able to talk to someone who is not going to judge you or treat you poorly. As you learn to trust your caregiver, you will be able to look more closely at the reasons you are dealing with a little child, in you. And you have been here, on the forum, long enough to know that you will get the encouragement and support in the times you are outside of counseling. Be good to yourself and get some help for yourself. It will be a good thing...hard to walk sometime, but it will bring you to a better place than you are now.

 

[Journeyman]

Hi does anyone suffer from severe chil regression I'm 25 and I've had suffered from child regression si...

How do you know that it's "four years old"?

 

[Pauline]

Because I feel four and say I want to be four out loud

 

[Sahron]

Yes, I have a part of myself that is very young-I don't allow her out much. I am thinking about letting her out with my therapist but I am afraid. I feel ridiculus.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

Yes, often. I often "feel young" and will also seek things that age. I have 4 seperate ages at the same time inside my head but I don't have DID because none take over my conscience as required with DID. My therapist says that regression or "feeling young" is very common with childhood abuse. So, though you don't remember childhood abuse I would recommend advising a therapist about this. I call it my inner child. It's what most call it on here. And if you do a search for that term on here you will be suprised at how common that is.