Scared of Baby space?

[CupcakesnRainbows]

Is this just a me thing, or is it common? I don't have a caregiver, online or irl, and baby space sucks sometimes.

 

Do you ever get scared of being alone, or because you feel too little to do much at all? I tend to get very little, and I'll fight it because I'm afraid to be stuck in my bed (it's like three feet off the ground) or unable to turn lights on when it gets too dark, or not be able to get myself food when I get hungry. My little space is a primarily involuntary thing, making it that much more inconvenient to be stuck at home with screaming parents and siblings after a tough day at school (I'm a senior). Does anyone else feel like this?

[Guest Lil Peep]

Omg yes all the time - definitely with feeling alone, I get super anxious and I'm somewhat terrified of the dark as well. In terms of the food aspect, I absolutely understand, but my reason is just due to my depression - there are just days where I don't even have the capacity to get myself food and feed myself and I fear I'll be yelled at by family bc I'm well... OF AGE to do those things myself and no one else should have to worry about that. Little space has been super difficult to get into as of lately and I'm having difficulty enjoying it as much as I used to. I feel you  

[Maxibon]

I'm generally able to do things for myself when I'm completely alone and in Little Space. If anything, I'm more capable, because I get proud of myself for doing things, and that makes me happy and become more capable. But when I'm not, it's just something that should be expected of me and I can't be bothered, and most of the time I'm scared to do things in case I get them wrong, as I should know how to do it, for I am an adult. But when I'm Little, I'm more confident and brave and I don't feel bad for myself knowing I should be able to do it if I just so happen to make a mistake. I adopt an, "Well, you tried your best. We'll learn from this experience!" 

 

But I'm scared of entering Little Space when my family or friends are around. For the most part, I can't (and I think that's why I'm less capable of doing things on my own unless I'm completely alone, because I can't access the brave and confident headspace in which I talk myself through things). Because, all my life, I've been told to stop acting like a child, or that "you're not mature like the other kids your age" (my mum told me that yesterday- I'm eighteen), and that I'm weird. So, for self-preservation, I can only fully enter Little Space when I'm alone. But very frequently, I'll pick up a few tendencies, or I'll want to do something childish, or I'll talk in a cutesy way, or I'll think a little childishly, and I can't control that. And that's when I tend to get yelled at because I "should act and dress like the mature young lady [i'm] supposed to be".

[CupcakesnRainbows]

[Maxibon]

That's terrible that you have to go through that with your family, though I understand. As I've gotten older, I've become more comfortable with myself and therefore become far more childish, big or little. However, I'm constantly told to be more mature because of it, because adults shouldn't be sleeping with stuffed animals or wearing onesie pyjamas all the time.

 

I feel a bit more comfortable regressing around my friends, as they treat me like a child anyways, since I'm so much shorter than them and dress in all pastels and carry stuffies around everywhere for when I stim. One of them knows and acts as my stand-in caregiver at school, but that doesn't cover home or any other situation, and I've never been a baby around her.

 

Yeah, I feel that has happened with me recently, as well. Upon discovering age-regression was a thing, and embarking on a CGLO dynamic with my girlfriend, I completely regressed for the first time a few weeks ago. And since then, I've been talking about DDLG and age-regression stuff with my best friend who is also a Little, watching YouTube videos, joining this forum, and I've started to accept myself a lot more. It's like I finally figured out who I am, and I feel like it's okay to be this childish, because it's a real thing that many people also do. And that has caused me to be far more childish, as well (I'm sleeping with my stuffy, I bought a paci and I'm looking at getting a sippy cup or bottle (my mum doesn't know that, though), I'm braiding my hair and I'm wearing more youthful clothes. I think my demeanour might have gone a bit more childish, especially now that I'm letting myself feel Little almost all the time (though completely regressing happens only on occasion, whenever it does). I'm just waiting for my mum to make a comment on the stuffy and my clothing style. Oh, I've also been getting juice pop-tops, as of yesterday. But yeah, that's exactly what I get from my family. How do you deal with it? 

 

That's so cute and sweet that one of your friends acts as your stand-in caregiver! But yeah, that's the same as me. I'm always the shortest, and everyone considers me as "innocent" and "pure", and they kind of all adopt a caring role over me, even before I had ever completely age-regressed (unless I have before and just not been aware of it because I didn't know it was a thing). In fact, I haven't been around friends, except the friend I mentioned earlier, since embracing the Little inside me, so I'm not sure what it's going to be like, now. I guess we'll see, ahah. It's cool, and actually really reassuring, to know that I'm not the only person who experiences this similar thing with people. 

[CupcakesnRainbows]

Yeah, I feel that has happened with me recently, as well. Upon discovering age-regression was a thing, and embarking on a CGLO dynamic with my girlfriend, I completely regressed for the first time a few weeks ago. And since then, I've been talking about DDLG and age-regression stuff with my best friend who is also a Little, watching YouTube videos, joining this forum, and I've started to accept myself a lot more. It's like I finally figured out who I am, and I feel like it's okay to be this childish, because it's a real thing that many people also do. And that has caused me to be far more childish, as well (I'm sleeping with my stuffy, I bought a paci and I'm looking at getting a sippy cup or bottle (my mum doesn't know that, though), I'm braiding my hair and I'm wearing more youthful clothes. I think my demeanour might have gone a bit more childish, especially now that I'm letting myself feel Little almost all the time (though completely regressing happens only on occasion, whenever it does). I'm just waiting for my mum to make a comment on the stuffy and my clothing style. Oh, I've also been getting juice pop-tops, as of yesterday. But yeah, that's exactly what I get from my family. How do you deal with it? 

 

That's so cute and sweet that one of your friends acts as your stand-in caregiver! But yeah, that's the same as me. I'm always the shortest, and everyone considers me as "innocent" and "pure", and they kind of all adopt a caring role over me, even before I had ever completely age-regressed (unless I have before and just not been aware of it because I didn't know it was a thing). In fact, I haven't been around friends, except the friend I mentioned earlier, since embracing the Little inside me, so I'm not sure what it's going to be like, now. I guess we'll see, ahah. It's cool, and actually really reassuring, to know that I'm not the only person who experiences this similar thing with people.

 

Same here; it's the reason I made this post! I remember how i used to loathe it when I was all leather jackets, black lipstick, and chains. They enjoy it a lot more now that I don't screech out of fear every time they touch me, and so do I

 

What I've learned is that, honestly, more people are going to be ok with it than you think there'll be. I say this is a nonsexual little, so be wary of the "daddy kink" shamers (and there are many). However, chances are that if someone treats you childish anyways, they'll probably find joy in treating you like it even more

[junebug0325]

I know exactly what you mean! I’ve recently just discovered “Baby Space” after meeting my Daddy. I didn’t know that I was able to regress that young until I met him. He makes it so easy and I’m not sure why? I assume it’s because I feel very safe and secure with him, which helps me slip into it easily.

 

My problem is similar to yours. My Daddy and I are long distance, and I feel that whenever I have an inkling to go into Baby Space, I always try to suppress it, and try to prohibit myself from going in that headspace. It happens very rarely, but if I feel like I’m regressing to that age, I just... won’t.

 

I think part of it is because I’m afraid of someone walking in on me doing “baby things” (I live with my mom) or I’m afraid of not being able to do basic adult things like eating, drinking, walking, etc. When I’m with my Daddy he’s able to help me do these things, which I guess is what makes it a lot easier for me to be in Baby Space.

 

Thanks for posting! I’m glad I’m not the only one that has similar thoughts and feelings about this!

 

Junebug xxx