Hey everyone!
So, to explain, let me start off with that I’ve always loved my stuffed animals/etc. I have a huge emotional bond with each toy and plushie. However, with every year that I’ve been getting older, I’ve been embarrassed with “playing” with them (it’s not really playing, like in a 9 year old’s sense, but more like posing them, collecting them, and even sleeping with my plush toys). I’m 16 now, and I feel like if anyone finds out I still buy things like Calico Critters, people will think something is wrong with me. I’m not sure if this is normal myself, since at this age people usually even play more mature rated games, as opposed to me currently being obsessed with the Mario franchise (I also like a few select M rated games, but too much violence makes me nauseous. I also play Teen rated games too).
I’ve been feeling with a anxious feeling that I may be really not normal or that I’m really weird, or immature or childish. Is posing/sleeping with stuffed animals/etc. okay to do? What do you all think? Sorry if it’s a silly question, I’ve just been worried a lot about this lately.
So, to explain, let me start off with that I’ve always loved my stuffed animals/etc. I have a huge emotional bond with each toy and plushie. However, with every year that I’ve been getting older, I’ve been embarrassed with “playing” with them (it’s not really playing, like in a 9 year old’s sense, but more like posing them, collecting them, and even sleeping with my plush toys). I’m 16 now, and I feel like if anyone finds out I still buy things like Calico Critters, people will think something is wrong with me. I’m not sure if this is normal myself, since at this age people usually even play more mature rated games, as opposed to me currently being obsessed with the Mario franchise (I also like a few select M rated games, but too much violence makes me nauseous. I also play Teen rated games too).
I’ve been feeling with a anxious feeling that I may be really not normal or that I’m really weird, or immature or childish. Is posing/sleeping with stuffed animals/etc. okay to do? What do you all think? Sorry if it’s a silly question, I’ve just been worried a lot about this lately.