>crying in bed
>hugging stuffed animal
>nothing makes me feel better
>start sucking thumb
>mind goes blank almost instantly
>just feel warm and safe
>stop
>start crying again
>go back to sucking thumb
>happy blank mind again
am i wierd or is everyone like this?
Crying in bed
Wyatt Smith
Luis Campbell
no you just need to be babied sometimes.
James Martin
what does it mean if i feel like i need to be babied all the time?
Gavin Reed
then it means ur a baby. it isnt deep.
Wyatt Cooper
how do i deal with feeling like baby all the time though?!? i needa do grownup stuff but i cant handle anything at all without crying anymore
Lincoln Russell
I can make my cis gf fall asleep by having her nom on my finger, or just holding her in my arms for long enough. Sounds like you would just melt in the arms of a guy that would spoil you.
Benjamin Smith
how old are u
Caleb Ward
that sounds so nice...
23, but i look barely 19
Jace Allen
>crying in bed
>hugging stuffed animal
>nothing makes me feel better
>start sucking thumb
>mind goes blank almost instantly
>just feel warm and safe
>stop
>start crying again
>go back to sucking thumb
>happy blank mind again
Ethan Butler
You must be in an emotionally tumultuous part of your life right now, that is okay. You need to acknowledge your need for an emotional anchor in your life and seek one out. Something safe and comforting to retreat to. From there you may be able to find the energy to be more emotionally resilient in the day to day.
Tyler King
thanks... to say this point in my life is a turbulant mess would be an understatement, and thanks to a lot of aweful stuff in my life i had to grow up realy fast. when i was 11 i was acting mkre mature than most 30 year olds do. but now it feels like im actualy finaly processing everything, and i just dont know how to handle it. i always just dissociated and acted mature and calm, and now that im final able to face all ive been through im just a completely helpless crybaby. i cry infront of my friends a lot, and when i have to do something that scares me, like going to the doctor by myself, i usualy bring one of my stuffies with me, hidden in my bag, as at least some sort of emotional support. im supposed to be working out a career or something at my age, but instead im just crying at every little thing and i just want to be held and have my hair pet and my forehead kissed while somone just tells me it will all be ok
Dylan Clark
>i just want to be held and have my hair pet and my forehead kissed while someone just tells me it will all be ok
You need this right now, and that is okay. You are vulnerable and you need someone to lean on. Seek that out. Embrace it. You will grow and develop into someone resilient enough to be leaned on in turn, no dissociating needed.
Carson Turner
thanks user. i def think i need somone who can give me unconditional love and support, im just scared i'll never get passed this and ill always need this.the worlds so terrifying and i feel so emotionaly stunted and i just dont know how to face adult life at all. ive done it before, but after i stopped repressing amd started to face all my trauma i just feel so broken and so small
Andrew Phillips
> im just scared i'll never get passed this and ill always need this
A house is built starting with the foundation, not the roof. You can worry about growing into the responsibilities as your emotional needs are taken care of. Often we are forced to make do with temporary fixes, as we can't drop everything to get better from the ground up, but we still need to fix ourselves from the ground up at times.
You feel your foundation crumbling, which has been neglected for too long. And sure, taking apart the layer cake of temporary fixes feels like a massive regression, but you want an emotional well being that is made to last.
Bentley Walker
This
Christian Bell
going off of how hard im crying right now, i think inrealy needed to hear that... thank you user, thank you so mcuh. i still feel bad about it, but youre right. i never had that basic footing i needed in the first place and its starting to show
Matthew Parker
Don't you worry. Once you have established a safe nest for yourself, you can push yourself (within reason). You will struggle, you will cry, and sometimes you will feel like you didn't make any progress at all. But these feelings are also universal. And as you engage with your tears, your frustrations, and your hurt healthily, and are able to lean on others, you will not stop growing. And before you know it, you will, in turn, be in a position for other people to lean on. To cry together. To be there not because you are less vulnerable, but just as much.
Dylan Kelly
if i could i would hug you user
Eli Smith
I'm just glad I could help, user. I'll go to bed now, and I hope that I could at least sneak a small smile among your tears. Take care.
Noah Howard
some people rock back and forth
i used to go on the swings and achieve the same effect. gets you out of your mind by doing something physical
Thomas Hill
>I hope that I could at least sneak a small smile among your tears
you definately did user. sleep well
Lincoln Gray
I still cry watching the Muppet Christmas Carol in my 30s, and I don't think I ever won't.
Anthony Baker
same except kung fu panda