Is it weird that I act like my bear is a real person, and that his presence helps me?

[Aliciaissocool]

This is kind of like me but at the same time it’s not. It’s kind of embarrassing to say but my bear is like a bit smaller than me , but he’s like a human (I’m im referring it to he)
it was last year September I decided to “act” out scenarios of being inlove and my bear was a character (not saying because it’s embarrassed lmao) and ever since then I’ve seen him as a person to me.

let’s say im watching a horror film, i always say “im going to be scared when I go to sleep “ and then I look at my bear and I act like he’s comforting me. And I never worry about anything because he’s like a person to me and im inlove with him, in my mind. Im single af and I’ve never felt an attraction to anyone except for this stupid bear

not in a sexual way, I just really really am attached to him and if im having a sleepover he’s always with me. I talk to him and he talks back to me and it’s just a normal thing to me now, I can’t imagine sleeping without him. Even on holidays, when im on a plane I can’t bring this massive bear so in hotels or something I hug my pillow like it’s my bear, or I hug one of my smaller round plushies and I act like it’s a head that I’m hugging.

ik this is kinda stupid but I don’t think there’s a big problem with it, though it is quite upsetting when you think about it and they aren’t real.

[SueShe]

You would not be the first one to have a toy animal as a substitute for a real human being. I mean, some children do feel safe in the presence of their favorite furry toy animal and it is accepted. So why not adults?

However, there is not only a positive side to your like of your furry teddy bear. It becomes an issue when this toy becomes the most important reference person in your life and that everything revolves around your bear. You may lose your perception of reality and progressively become an outsider to the others.

They may start to see you as odd and/or needing help to cope in life. As long as you keep a healthy relationship with your teddy bear and are able to differentiate between reality and fiction, then you are good.

haeng-un-eul bil-eoyo

[tesniolite]

It's not necessarily weird to have an attachment to a stuffed animal or treat it as if it's a real person. Many people have similar attachments to inanimate objects and find comfort in them. It's natural to seek comfort from anything.

[DryGermanGuy]

You are not alone:

[Agape93]

A bit but we all have our own ways of coping.

[In_Trance]

Yeah