I call it “regressing” when I go into that mindset. I missed a lot of years due to my health. In that space I don’t have to worry about the pressures of my life.įor much of my life I have struggled with severe mental health issues and I often felt that I never had the chance to be a “normal” child or teenager. It allows me to go into a mindset that is carefree. My brain began to find other ways to cope and that resulted in age regression. My dad was difficult to live with and was at times very verbally abusive and my mum - as much as she tried - wasn’t always able to meet my emotional needs either. I now know that is because I didn’t have my needs met when I was a child. I wasn’t aware at the time what was happening but I was aware that I liked the feeling of being looked after. It was recommended by my current therapist but my first experiences with age regression were in 2019. Now age regression has been used in therapy sessions to help people who have had childhood trauma. A child cannot give consent much like the child mindset cannot. Age regression is not a kink and the person in their mind is not aware they aren’t actually a younger age, therefore cannot give consent to any sexual activity. Age play is part of the BDSM community and is when a person pretends to be a younger age, but in their mind they are aware that they aren’t that age. Now before I speak on my own personal experience with age regression I want to be clear that age regression and age play are two very different things. Age regression is when a person reverts back to younger mindset.