advertisement
Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes
LiteraryLark
Crowned "The Good Witch"
 
LiteraryLark's Avatar
LiteraryLark is healing
 
Member Since: Jun 2009
Location: Wonderland
Posts: 11,535 (SuperPoster!)
10 yr Member
1,318 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Apr 02, 2019 at 12:33 AM
  #1
Do you sleep with stuffed animals? Do you collect them?

I do both. I have two very special stuffed animals, both were the only stuffed animals of mine that have ever needed an operation on. Sam was a 2nd birthday gift to my brother from two very special people in my life, and he needed an operation when Sarge mistook him for his own toy and ripped part of his face off. All he needed was a new nose and stitches before going back to play time with me and my brother. Sam is very special to me, and I made an unspoken vow that I'd always take care of him. He now sports a G.I. Joe army jacket with a Marine military pin my brother got.

Mr. Moose is also special. Sam and Mr. Moose were the only stuffed animals I brought with me when I fled my home because of the wildfires. Sam was the very first thing I grabbed before anything other belonging. Mr. Moose wasn't the most special stuffed animal at the time, but I decide I'd grab the cuddliest and most comforting, and now he's my trusty bedtime buddy.

I've collected other stuffed animals, but Sam and Mr. Moose are my favorite. They're also the only two stuffed animals who have ever needed an operation. Sam needed surgery when my German Shepherd mistook him for his own toy, and Mr. Moose was hugged to death and was flat. Nurse Mom saved the day on both accounts, and both are just as lovable as ever.

I'm curious if anyone else sleeps with stuffed animals or collects them? I slept with my baby blankie until 8th grade--I felt embarassed by it and gave it up, but I found myself uncomfortable to sleep without holding onto something, so I bought stuffed animals and over the years switched them on and off duty to give them all equal love. No one has ever really given me grief over it, but with some people I felt being judged, other friends were super nice about it, even offering their own stuffed animals upon a spontaneous sleepover.
LiteraryLark is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Hugs from:
Anonymous44076, Travelinglady, unaluna
 
Thanks for this!
Ford Puma

advertisement
Velvet Lounger
Grand Poohbah
 
Velvet Lounger's Avatar
Velvet Lounger has no updates.
 
Member Since: Jan 2019
Location: London
Posts: 1,741
5 yr Member
182 hugs
given
Default Apr 02, 2019 at 02:13 AM
  #2
No, I don't like stuffed animals though you made a good post, they are not for me.

__________________
When the sun shines down, and the leaves fall away,
I see you there behind me, fading from the grey.
You watch me now,
You hold me still,
I always did,
I always will,
Love you, love you, love you.
Velvet Lounger is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Thanks for this!
LiteraryLark
HowDoYouFeelMeow?
Grand Member
 
HowDoYouFeelMeow?'s Avatar
HowDoYouFeelMeow? has no updates.
 
Member Since: Sep 2014
Location: USA
Posts: 750
8 yr Member
893 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Apr 02, 2019 at 03:55 AM
  #3
Yep. Former T of 8 years gave me a special one when she left clinical practice a few months ago. It stays next to my pillow or in my arms at night. It travels with me, too.

__________________
"I think I'm a hypochondriac. I sure hope so, otherwise I'm just about to die."

PTSD
OCD
Anxiety
Major Depressive Disorder (Severe & Recurrent)
HowDoYouFeelMeow? is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Thanks for this!
LiteraryLark
splitimage
Moderator
Community Support Team
 
splitimage's Avatar
splitimage has no updates.
 
Member Since: Mar 2006
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 11,250
15 yr Member
73 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Apr 02, 2019 at 04:54 AM
  #4
I don't sleep with my stuffed animals, and I wouldn't say I collect them, but I have a few that live on a chair in my bedroom.


My most sentimental one, was given to me, by a friend, when I was in university and going through a rough time. Sometimes if I'm having a rough time, I'll just sit and squeeze him.

My most fun one, is a cat - that's an exact image of the cat, from "Simon's Cat". It came complete with a cone collar as though he'd been at the vet. I got him as a reward several years ago for making a donation to a campaign to raise funds to do a longer, colour version of a "Simon's Cat" video.

As for sleeping with a baby blanket - grade 8 is nothing. I slept with mine until I left home to go to university, and I almost took it, until at the last moment it would be too embarrassing.

__________________


"I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn.

"If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba

Stuffed Animals
splitimage is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Thanks for this!
LiteraryLark
SlumberKitty
Legendary Wise Elder
 
SlumberKitty's Avatar
SlumberKitty is staying stable.
 
Member Since: Jul 2018
Location: CA
Posts: 27,329 (SuperPoster!)
5 yr Member
117.7k hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Apr 02, 2019 at 12:27 PM
  #5
I sleep with two stuffed animal Eeyores. One is getting flat and is going to need an operation to get fluffy again. The other one is newer. Then I have a collection of stuffed animals on top of my bookcase. Some people have given me, others I have bought. They just make me happy.

__________________
Dum Spiro Spero
IC XC NIKA
SlumberKitty is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Thanks for this!
LiteraryLark
lizabeth406
Guest
lizabeth406 has no updates. Edit
 
Posts: n/a
Default Apr 02, 2019 at 01:05 PM
  #6
I don't sleep with them though I have some that are special to me. One is a threadbare lion from my childhood named Clarence. Another special one is Chocolate the moose that my husband gave to me while we were on our driving vacation to Alaska. Well, husband-to-be. We got married in Fairbanks while on that trip.
  Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Anonymous32451
Guest
Anonymous32451 has no updates. Edit
 
Posts: n/a
Default Apr 02, 2019 at 02:34 PM
  #7
I have a stuffed erric cartman from the tv show south park. you squeeze his tummy and he's like oh my god, you killed kenny, you know what...
he's so cool.

I also have a melennium bug which I've had since the year 2000 which can say happy 2000, when you activate it

I have a stuffed tigger and a stuffed winnie the pooh

a stuffed dog and cat

a pufferlump (which I guess is like a bear)

an actual build a bear

a mouse

and I'm hoping next to collect all the animals from the lion king

I want a simba. he'd be so cute
  Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Thanks for this!
LiteraryLark
LiteraryLark
Crowned "The Good Witch"
 
LiteraryLark's Avatar
LiteraryLark is healing
 
Member Since: Jun 2009
Location: Wonderland
Posts: 11,535 (SuperPoster!)
10 yr Member
1,318 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Apr 02, 2019 at 07:26 PM
  #8
Quote:
Originally Posted by raging vortex View Post
I want a simba. he'd be so cute
I have a good story. Simba and Nala were the very first stuffed animals I ever bought--I bought them right after giving up my baby blankie. Lion King is one of my top favorite Disney movies, and I bought them at the Disney Store in the mall.

Sadly, they were destroyed in the fire, but right after the fire happened I went into the Goodwill and there was Simba! He was the first stuffed animal I bought after the fire. I'm hoping to find Nala soon. The same day I found Simba, I also found Dug from the movie Up.
LiteraryLark is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Hugs from:
12AM
 
Thanks for this!
12AM
Sometimes psychotic
Legendary Wise Elder
 
Sometimes psychotic's Avatar
Sometimes psychotic Typo queen !
 
Member Since: May 2013
Location: Chicago
Posts: 26,409 (SuperPoster!)
10 yr Member
22.8k hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Apr 02, 2019 at 07:49 PM
  #9
I have an LED glowing polar bear......

__________________
Hugs!
Sometimes psychotic is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Thanks for this!
12AM, LiteraryLark
LadyShadow
Wanderer of Distant Stars
 
LadyShadow's Avatar
LadyShadow Learning to Adapt and Grow in a Changing, Challenging World From Behind the Shadows
 
Member Since: May 2012
Location: North Carolina, USA. Originally New York
Posts: 23,952 (SuperPoster!)
10 yr Member
7,644 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Apr 02, 2019 at 08:13 PM
  #10
I sleep with a big Grumpy Bear (from the Carebears). I love him cause he's Grumpy, blue, and has a storm cloud on his belly! I also sleep with a big brown bear.

I have been sleeping with stuffed animals since I was a kid and they bring me a lot of comfort.

__________________
Tales of Love, Motivation, and An Interesting Journey - Please Subscribe to my Website on WordPress:
Inspired Odyssey's Path to Wellness and Love
LadyShadow is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Thanks for this!
LiteraryLark
mugwort2
Poohbah
mugwort2 has no updates.
 
Member Since: Aug 2015
Location: Philadelphia PA.
Posts: 1,291
8 yr Member
28 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Apr 02, 2019 at 08:28 PM
  #11
I kept my late hubby's childhood teddybear. Its pretty decrepit with only sentimental value for me. Plus a little stuffed pug toy and a mini Robert the doll. He's really cute.
mugwort2 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Hugs from:
12AM
 
Thanks for this!
12AM, LiteraryLark, lizardlady
Anonymous32892
Guest
Anonymous32892 has no updates. Edit
 
Posts: n/a
Default Apr 02, 2019 at 10:27 PM
  #12
I have many stuffies on my bed. They bounce around like popcorn at night. Lol. As a child I had terrible nightmares. I would fill my bed with stuffies to protect me. They did a good job. ♥️
  Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Hugs from:
LiteraryLark
 
Thanks for this!
LiteraryLark
lizardlady
Legendary
 
lizardlady's Avatar
lizardlady has no update
 
Member Since: Nov 2002
Location: Mid World
Posts: 17,463 (SuperPoster!)
20 yr Member
7,501 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Apr 03, 2019 at 05:53 AM
  #13
I wouldn't say I collect them, but I have a ton of stuffed animals. I still have my stuffed kitty from when I was a kid. He is ancient and fragile so he lives on top of the dresser. I have a younger version of him I sleep with.

Mugwort reminded me that I also have my late husband's childhood bunny and one I got for him when the original had to retire due to age. He was in danger of being loved to death.
lizardlady is online now   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Hugs from:
12AM, LiteraryLark
 
Thanks for this!
LiteraryLark
Anonymous32451
Guest
Anonymous32451 has no updates. Edit
 
Posts: n/a
Default Apr 03, 2019 at 06:48 AM
  #14
Quote:
Originally Posted by LiteraryLark View Post
I have a good story. Simba and Nala were the very first stuffed animals I ever bought--I bought them right after giving up my baby blankie. Lion King is one of my top favorite Disney movies, and I bought them at the Disney Store in the mall.

Sadly, they were destroyed in the fire, but right after the fire happened I went into the Goodwill and there was Simba! He was the first stuffed animal I bought after the fire. I'm hoping to find Nala soon. The same day I found Simba, I also found Dug from the movie Up.


thanks for sharing that story with me

I'm glad you were able to find another simba

(bit of a positive coincidence, right?)

how do you feel about the new lion king movie out later this year

are you going to see it?

I don't think I am, I don't agree with messing with a classic
  Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
12AM
Seeker of Life
 
12AM's Avatar
12AM is holding a compass in a fog
 
Member Since: Oct 2015
Location: Silver Town of Argyra
Posts: 4,786
8 yr Member
5,508 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Apr 03, 2019 at 10:53 AM
  #15
Husband and I are in a long distance, he sent me a teddy bear 🧸 a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been sleeping with it

__________________
One day I’ll leave my 6 flowers
and millions of butterflies 🌹🦋
12AM is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Thanks for this!
Sometimes psychotic
LiteraryLark
Crowned "The Good Witch"
 
LiteraryLark's Avatar
LiteraryLark is healing
 
Member Since: Jun 2009
Location: Wonderland
Posts: 11,535 (SuperPoster!)
10 yr Member
1,318 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Apr 03, 2019 at 02:25 PM
  #16
Quote:
Originally Posted by raging vortex View Post
thanks for sharing that story with me

I'm glad you were able to find another simba

(bit of a positive coincidence, right?)

how do you feel about the new lion king movie out later this year

are you going to see it?

I don't think I am, I don't agree with messing with a classic
I really want to see it, but it will never top the original and honestly might be too intense as a live action.
LiteraryLark is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
emgreen
Wise Elder
 
emgreen's Avatar
emgreen has no updates.
 
Member Since: Aug 2012
Location: Michigan
Posts: 9,645 (SuperPoster!)
10 yr Member
937 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Apr 03, 2019 at 02:29 PM
  #17
I have an anatomically correct, inflatable woman-thing. Sounds gross (& I'm kidding), but this thread needed some shaking up.
emgreen is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Anonymous44076
Guest
Anonymous44076 has no updates. Edit
 
Posts: n/a
Default Apr 04, 2019 at 12:37 AM
  #18
Great thread Literary Lark! Yes, I collect stuffed animals and I sleep with them...on rotation as someone else mentioned. I call them "my animals" or "my guys" although some are female! Haha!

When I was a young child, my mother told me that I was getting too old for stuffed animals and couldn't have them anymore. I didn't want to be done with them and I felt heartbroken but I didn't have a choice. For years as an adult, I wanted to buy some but felt the old shame from childhood when I was told they were not appropriate for me because I wasn't a "baby." Then at one point in adulthood, I was going through a hellish time in my life. And I had no support network. I started buying stuffed animals for solace. I'd put them next to me on the sofa when I cried. I'd hold them tight when I felt panic. And I'd curl up with them when I was struggling with insomnia.

One of my animals in particular helped me to get through that awful time. Does that sound bizarre? He was a constant, little companion when I had nobody while recovering from trauma. Some people are very judgmental about adults having or sleeping with stuffed animals but I think it may be more common than many realize. Lately I wonder what the big deal is? Was anyone else here told in childhood that they couldn't have their animals anymore?

My partner is not judgmental at all. He encourages me to have animals who make me smile or feel comforted especially on bad depression days. When he travels for work, he often brings me a new animal as a gift. I don't want to ever live without my animals. If anyone has a problem with that, they don't have to come to my home!
  Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Hugs from:
LiteraryLark
 
Thanks for this!
LiteraryLark, Succulents333
LiteraryLark
Crowned "The Good Witch"
 
LiteraryLark's Avatar
LiteraryLark is healing
 
Member Since: Jun 2009
Location: Wonderland
Posts: 11,535 (SuperPoster!)
10 yr Member
1,318 hugs
given
PC PoohBah!
Default Apr 04, 2019 at 02:03 AM
  #19
Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverTrees View Post
Great thread Literary Lark! Yes, I collect stuffed animals and I sleep with them...on rotation as someone else mentioned. I call them "my animals" or "my guys" although some are female! Haha!

When I was a young child, my mother told me that I was getting too old for stuffed animals and couldn't have them anymore. I didn't want to be done with them and I felt heartbroken but I didn't have a choice. For years as an adult, I wanted to buy some but felt the old shame from childhood when I was told they were not appropriate for me because I wasn't a "baby." Then at one point in adulthood, I was going through a hellish time in my life. And I had no support network. I started buying stuffed animals for solace. I'd put them next to me on the sofa when I cried. I'd hold them tight when I felt panic. And I'd curl up with them when I was struggling with insomnia.

One of my animals in particular helped me to get through that awful time. Does that sound bizarre? He was a constant, little companion when I had nobody while recovering from trauma. Some people are very judgmental about adults having or sleeping with stuffed animals but I think it may be more common than many realize. Lately I wonder what the big deal is? Was anyone else here told in childhood that they couldn't have their animals anymore?

My partner is not judgmental at all. He encourages me to have animals who make me smile or feel comforted especially on bad depression days. When he travels for work, he often brings me a new animal as a gift. I don't want to ever live without my animals. If anyone has a problem with that, they don't have to come to my home!
(((hugs))) I enjoyed hearing your story. They're a great comfort to me and I take pride in caring for them!
LiteraryLark is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 
Hugs from:
Anonymous44076
Succulents333
Member
 
Succulents333's Avatar
Succulents333 has no updates.
 
Member Since: Sep 2018
Location: Europe
Posts: 69
5 yr Member
4 hugs
given
Default Apr 04, 2019 at 03:05 AM
  #20
I only have one stuffed 'animal'. He's a cute little clown I got when I was born and slept with as a baby, I still sleep with him now. I'm not a fan of clowns at all but he's not creepy at all. He's already lost his collar and is kind of falling apart but I find it comforting to think that he's a guardian who's been watching over me ever since I was born.
Succulents333 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:52 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® — Copyright © 2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.



 

My Support Forums

My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.

 

Helplines and Lifelines

The material on this site is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified health care provider.

Always consult your doctor or mental health professional before trying anything you read here.