Do You Sleep With A Stuffed Animal?

[gealach]

. I wish I had a cat or dog though.

For cuddles, not for launching

 

[Deleted member 37085]

I have a lot of pillows on my bed but I tend to cuddle with a body pillow. Especially when I wa...

Love ya so much! JJ

 

[Copper Princess]

Love ya so much! JJ

JK you are awesome. Thank you. Love ya too!

 

[shatter eyes]

[GALLERY=media, 4215]20170208_001145_Richtone(HDR) by shatter eyes posted Feb 25, 2017 at 11:59 PM[/GALLERY]

I sleep with four stuffed animals.

I am 30+ years old adult male.

My stuffed animals are my friends because they witness the nightly terrors and stick around for next round.

Stuffed animals can act as gaurdians when we sleep. They keep our secrets knowing our fears and laughter never judging. They dont tell me I snore too loud or fart too often. My gaurdians.

Stuffed animals come alive when we drift into another realm.

I try to give life to my polyester cotton friends. The little cat is my pet therapy. Gabriel Bear Logan is one of my protectors. He loves everyone somehow. He even loves the demons that disturb my sleep because they let me wake up in the morning.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

I sleep with four stuffed animals.

I am 30+ years old adult male.

I am a 35 yr old female and sleep with an old worn out teddy bear and I still and have always sucked my thumb to help me feel safe and calm the fear to help me sleep. Obviously I want to stop the thumb sucking but my therapist said he will take it over huffing duster.

Only pic I have of my teddy bear. That's my service dog in training laying on him. His (the teddy bear) name is Wally because my friend when i was 19 and newly out of the cult and used to wake up screaming my lungs out (we were roommates) she went to walmart with me to buy him. We used to call walmart "Wally World" so thats why I named him Wally.

I also have a super soft body pillow.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

Oh, also, I have one of those cats thats a calico at work cuz it looks exactly like my calico cat. Id love to have that one as it looks just like my long haired tabby orange/white cat!

 

[shatter eyes]

I have stuffies too.
They stay with me longer than any partner has.

Naming our stuffed friends gives honor to them i think.

My stuffies are rescues from dumps stitched up and cleaned or came here from a Village of Values... Value Village.

They know how it feels to be left unwanted and found again with love.

 

[Someday Soon]

I sleep with my stuffed dog, Chunky. He survived all the abuse and endless hours of subjected terror I was placed through, the poor thing is 11 years old and has seen better days. I cannot part with him, I held him when I cried, I held him when the pain became too much, I held him when I felt like I was going to fall apart and the world would finally end, in all those years he never left my side, to date he hasn't yet either.

My pet cat however learnt very early on that sleeping on the bed is never safe for a feline when her owner has night mares and jumps through the roof half the night, cries, or screams, she has learnt to sleep elsewhere haha.

 

[VioletButterfly]

Yes, I have a stuffed family too. Always have as I was a bit of a loner; still am. I switch them out often so that they don't feel left out. There is only so much space in a queen bed though! I also take smaller ones with me to run errands. Much comfort and someone to talk to. A grateful VB.

 

[alis]

i sleep with my childhood stuffed animal and I always have to be hugging something for sleep (a big pillow) for comfort. I usually sleep in the fetal position.

 

[NoWhereKnowWhere]

I sleep with my childhood stuffed toy. I didn't for a few years to try to "grow up" and I was very embarrassed about it. But f*ck that my toy has been through hell with me and he has always been there to hug and make me feel safe.

 

[VioletButterfly]

@NoWhereKnowWhere - Absolutely! One of my stuffed animals has been with me since I was 8. We have good conversations and hugs. He's seen it all and walked through it with me.