I bought a blue stuffed doggie when I was 16 years old for myself when I was lonely and ever since then I've curled up and fell asleep with it every night...I'm 20 years old now and live with my boyfriend, I'm too old to be sleeping with a stuffed animal. I have plently of other stuffed animals but never needed them to fall asleep, this one is so dear to me. What can I do?
2006-06-27 03:23:20 · 20 answers · asked by pinkstars64 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I hugged a blanket I got when I was twelve up until, well, this year. I am now 25 years old. Of course, I stopped hugging that blanket when I got re-married and gifted it to my five year old daughter. In my case, I think it's because I feel secure now, where I never did before, not even in my first marriage which was a big learning curve. Anyhow... you'll stop hugging that stuffed puppy when you are ready. There's no point in forcing yourself to "kick the habit" because then you'll just bury the longing deeper into the recesses of your being. And that would suck! I'm sure your man loves you enough that he doesn't even care that you like cuddling that doggie. If it bothers him, then he may have some of his own issues to sort out. Anyway... you are never too old to do what you need to do until the point where you no longer need to do it anymore. That's the only real way to "get over" something. Transcendence.
2006-06-27 03:34:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 3⤋
Well, since you're still sleeping with toys, in your past there must have been something to made you feel lonely, and now, you have a habit to sleep with a stuffed animal. But, the solution is easy: Just stop sleeping with your toy a couple of weeks, and then - you are cured!
2006-06-27 03:34:56 · answer #2 · answered by Charm girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe if you fall asleep watching a movie(go see the movie with out the stuffed animal) and do that every day until you no longer need it. Or you can always pretend you had a fight with him and make him sleep on the couch.
2006-06-27 03:34:28 · answer #3 · answered by Angel D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I have a stuffed bear I have been sleeping with since I was 8, I am now 28! I am happily married and have a husband to cuddle but I still must sleep with the bear as well. The bear is now used more as a pillow, but still, lol!
2006-06-27 03:28:57 · answer #4 · answered by AsianPersuasion :) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to be rude here, but you're an adult now. Put the stuffed animal in the closet. You don't have to get rid of it, but stop sleeping with it. You can't say you can't sleep without it. Your body HAS to have sleep, and I promise you will go to sleep without it. Might take you a while the first few nights, but you will. There's no breaking the habit....just stop.
2006-06-27 03:27:40 · answer #5 · answered by *~*~*~*~* 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is absolutely nothing wrong with sleeping with a stuffed animal. If it makes you feel more secure to continue sleeping with it, carry on.
2006-06-27 03:28:27 · answer #6 · answered by Stormy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ja! Some girls just can't get rid of that habit. Usually my girlfriends like to sleep playing with the hair of my chest. So I would say, get a hairy boyfriend.
2006-06-27 03:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by Carlos Sosa 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
U can put it in a special place or can put it on the night stand next to your bed to keep in handy
2006-06-27 03:28:54 · answer #8 · answered by buckeyes93 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont worry....is the stuffed animal harmin u or ur relation ?? ofcourse, it can not. So just keep it with ur self.
2006-06-27 03:51:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im 21 and my bed is still full of stuffedn animals.....gotta move them when the bf sleeps over, haha
2006-06-27 03:29:00 · answer #10 · answered by BTB 10/04/08 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋