I haven't posted here in a while, and I probably wont for a while after this thread.. but anyways, it's bugging me and I need advice.
Got a question for you guys, and I need some input. Please don't degrade me, etc. for it, I want some genuine advice and input about this.
Did you have a comfort object as a child? If so, what was it?
Do you still sleep with it? If not, when was the last time that you slept with it?
The reason I'm asking this is because I have this stuffed bunny (his name is bunny... lol.) and I still sleep with it every night.
I'll be 18 in July. I can't sleep without it, but I think there's a reason.
I was given the bunny when I was 4 months old - about the same time as my parents divorce. But my parents divorced, and they had joint custody. During my back and forth between the two homes, my biological father was very abusive towards me. I slept with my bunny all the time when I was at my mom's house, but she wouldn't let me take it to my dad's house with me because she knew that he would take it from me. My mom's house became a safe haven for me, because of the abusive nature of my dad, and because my bunny was at my mom's house I think I associated that with safety. I've slept with it every night for as long as I can remember. I think it just makes me feel safe, I don't know. But I've noticed that when I try to sleep without it, I have more nightmares/flashbacks of my past during my sleep than I normally would. I remember one time, before mom realized that it had such a deep connection with things, she took my bunny from me when I was in about the 6th grade. I was so upset. I didn't sleep for over a week, because of the dreams and flashbacks that I was having. So then she eventually gave it back.
I'm not sure, but considering I am almost 18, I'm starting to wonder what other people think? My parents I think have grown used to it, and my family understands why I sleep with it. Is it weird? I know that when kids suck their thumbs for like longer than is socially acceptable, a lot of times it has reasons behind it. Is this like that too?
I'm asking from a psychology point of view, or even just what you think about it. I want to know if it is unhealthy mentally/emotionally for me to still be sleeping with my bunny. My grandmother asked me a while ago if I would still be sleeping with it when I get married. I don't want to be that person who is way too attached to something, I just, I don't even know. I just have started to wonder if I need to find a way to separate myself from it, even though it will be extremely painful.
But anyways, opinions please? Does anyone else have something similar to this?
Spoiler: 
But at least i realize that i do it! We can be so bad to one another!!! 
