#age play =/= regression

[alexandraisyes]

Hey guys can we please learn what words mean before we say them?

Age Regression =/= Age Play

Pet Regression =/= Pet Play

Age Regression: Involuntary and sometimes Voluntary regression to a younger mindset to cope with stress and trauma. People who are age-regressed should be treated like their mental age. Age Regressors may revert to juvenile behaviors, such as thumb-sucking, tantrums, and sometimes bedwetting (especially with involuntary regression). They may find comfort in prized possessions like stuffed animals, in inclusive activities like drawing, and in certain poses like lying in a fetal position and/or rocking back and forth. They may have difficulty with sleeping, eating, and regulating their emotions.

Age Play: A form of roleplaying in which an individual acts or treats another as if they were a different age, sexual or non-sexually. Age Play is roleplaying between adults, and involves consent from all parties.

Pet Regression: Involuntary and sometimes Voluntary regression to a more animalistic mindset to cope with stress and trauma. People who are pet-regressed should be treated with the same care you would give a beloved pet. Pet regressors may imitate sounds from an animal, scratch at surfaces, crawl and may even enjoy belly rubs, scratches, and being groomed. (Pet Regression is not the same as Therianthropy.)

Pet Play: A form of roleplaying in which an individual acts or treats another as if they were a pet, sexual or non-sexually. Pet Play is roleplaying between adults and involves consent from all parties.

Regression is very commonly comorbid with dissociative disorders and tends to be a direct symptom of mental illness. Most people who regress know that they regress, and have a safety system in place with someone they trust to be a safe adult/caretaker to look after them when they regress. Especially those who deal with involuntary regression. Voluntary regression is willingly allowing your brain to regress into a simpler mindset, and the only major difference is that you gave yourself permission to do it beforehand.

People who are age and pet-regressed are in an altered state of mind and are not capable of sexual consent. You wouldn't have intercourse with a child or a dog, so don't try to have it with someone who is regressed. Saying that you participate in "NSFW" regression is blatantly an insult and genuinely ableist because people who are regressed cannot safely perform sexual acts. If you would perform sexual acts on someone who is regressed, again, ask yourself if you would have intercourse with an animal or a child.

[sleepybabygirll]

[little-pup-pip]

Could I get a board for a 10-12 year old tomboy girl, lots of outside playing in the forest and trees, loves animals and dinosaurs and cryptids…never done this before but I’ve recently realized I regress back to this age quite often so thank you <3

Here you go!!

[shhtickerbook]

indoor playground!!!

[dolly-paws]

[agerekitty]

₊ ︵ ♫

─ comfort themed pingu stimboard !

i love how much they show pingu being emotional in this show and it not being a burden and him getting the comfort he needs, as a emotional kid it hits so close to home <3

x x x | x x x | x x x

☆; SFW interactions only !

★; DNI IF : kink , ddlg + variants , abdl + variants , proship / profiction , anything problematic / not kid friendly

☆; not respecting my DNI will result in an instant block !

[littlestarryagere]

valentine’s day at school ♡ㅤᵕ̈

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[foxxypaws]

How to feel more like a kitten / cat

sitting in a cardboard box / having a cardboard box

drinking milk

fish foods

cat toys

mouse plushies

being pampered

making blanket nests

purring

getting your nails done

being curious

wearing collars

layout in the sun

dangly toys

heated blankets

play chase

scratching posts

laying in your caregiver's lap

drinking like a cat

long nails

cat ears

eating out of actual cat bowls/plates

eating chicken

brushing your "furr" (hair)

meowing

rubbing up against objects / your caregiver

giving your caregiver gifts you found around the house

head pats and chin rubs

[agerewadewilson]

Shout out to regressors who don’t play pretend, or play with toys the way they’re expected to

Maybe you wan’t to line up your toys by color, or stim by playing with the wheels on a toy car

Maybe you just prefer quietly watching shows or playing video games instead

Or maybe you prefer to solve puzzles or do math

These are all valid ways of enrichment while regressed. Not everyone is neurotypical, not everyone understands the appeal of playing pretend or playing with toys the way society expects us to.

You aren’t boring or weird, and you may have been made to feel like that when you were young! So be kind to yourself and allow yourself to do what makes you happy 💜

[sporecringe]

[sleepybabygirll]

*+•.~😸🌸fluttershy💗⭐️~.•+*

[little-pup-pip]

Happy thanksgiving!!

[v4mpiirew1tch]

little bkg is the older brother that wanted a little brother but realized that it isn't fun because all the baby wants to do is sleep ( todoroki is the baby,, )

[teddiemush]

having a coffee with jiffy this morning! ☕️🌤️

[softpawpup]

— playing pretend vampire

drinking lots of red drinks. mostly juice!! and then when you get hungry again prowling after your caregiver and biting them when they least expect it (they totally knew you were there the whole time). hanging upside on the couch or bed (not for too long). wearing a cloak and flapping your wings while you fly around the house. waiting till night to go out into the yard and chase bugs and look at the stars. eat lots of meat and red foods, fill your tummy with yummy delicious things. wearing dark clothes to blend in with the shadows. grumbling when its bedtime how you dont need to sleep at night as your caregiver carries you to bed and lays you down. they tuck you in and kiss your head and promise they’ll be there to open your coffin tomorrow.

[sleepystarb0y]

25 days of agere moodboards :: day 8 :: your ideal playroom