Is it bad for my stuffies to be my best friends?

[Anonymous]

I have really bad depression and anxiety and I am lonely a lot and sometimes I hurt myself but I try not to. My stuffies make me feel safe and not lonely, I cuddle with them in my bed and they make me feel good and they always listen to what I say and they love me.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Get a cat, then work your way from there to having human friends.

Everyone needs real friends, stuffed animals are fine to have, but they aren't a substitute for interaction with living beings. I know it can be frustrating to think about things like bullies, rejection, hate, etc. but you can refuse to keep toxic people in your life and still find genuinely nice people.

Until you make this change, you won't climb out of your lonliness induced depression, and you really need to do that, especially if you are self harming from it.

[Guy13]

I know a woman whose Momma threw away her doll at 12 and had to go dump digging to find it. This same woman is mid-forties. She still has some threads of it that sleeps with her in bed. Women 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Kebler]

trust me, if you have no one to go to, science has shown teddy bears relieve stress, so that is probably why u care about them that much... i think it is normal.

[Summeroflove]

Absolutely. If they make you happy there isn’t anything wrong with that. Sorry you feel like that.

Yeah. You’re allowed to have stuffies especially if they make you happy

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Awe, you're so sweet, sorry about your depression and anxiety, pray things get better for you.

[Noahzaid]

You’re little as your Teddy, I’m reporting this.

[Asker]

What?

[jjj101010]

It’s not bad but it’s not a long term solution

[supercutebutt]

Do you have any frog or toad stuffies?

[TallAnon]

You do what you need to do 😊

[panamared1]

You do what you need to do

[panamared1]

Are they comforting

[Asker]

Yes sir

[panamared1]

Looks like it

[panamared1]

If you need to talk

[panamared1]

Would you follow me

[Dreamclouds]

Not at all, it is actually cute