AGE REGRESSION IS A COPING MECHANISM THE BRAIN LEARNS AS A RESPONSE TO TRAUMA. IT REVERTS YOUR STATE OF MIND TO A YOUNGER ONE - WHICH CAN BE ANYTHING, FROM JUST A FEW YEARS YOUNGER, TO A TODDLER OR EVEN AN INFANT. TYPICALLY THIS HAPPENS WHEN FACED WITH STRESS, TRAUMA, OR WHEN TRIGGERED (E.G: BY WATCHING CARTOONS, SEEING CHILDRENS TOYS)., BUT SOME PEOPLE REGRESS VOLUNTARILY, AS A CHANCE TO HEAL, PROCESS THEIR EARLIER TRAUMAS, OR RELIVE THEIR CHILDHOOD. AGE REGRESSION ISN'T NESCESSCARILY EXCLUSIVE TO TRAUMA, BUT IF YOU DO AGE REGRESS IT MIGHT BE A SIGN OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
IT'S A HEALTHY COPING MECHANISM ENCOURAGED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. IT DOESN'T HURT THE PERSON OR PEOPLE AROUND THEM. IT'S ALSO A FORM OF THERAPY.
AGE REGRESSION IS NOT THE SAME THING AS AGEPLAY! IT'S NOT SEXUAL AT ALL, AND IT'S A STATE OF MIND RATHER THAN A ROLEPLAY. THIS DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE, SOME PEOPLE DO BOTH, AND HAVE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MINDSPACES FOR IT.
SOME PEOPLE MIGHT BE PERMAREGRESSED BECAUSE OF THEIR TRAUMA, BUT FOR MORE PEOPLE IT'S A TEMPORARY STATE OF MIND.