The psychology behind cuddling a teddy bear

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15 Aug 2023, 4:27 pm

Cuddling teddy bears can be therapeutic for trauma affected individuals. Article below:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/the-psychology-behind-cuddling-a-teddy-bear

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15 Aug 2023, 4:38 pm

I love my teddy bears. My favorite one (don't tell the others) is a stuffed gorilla, I'm offended (mildly) that he would have been excluded from the study.

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15 Aug 2023, 4:41 pm

swrider wrote:

I love my teddy bears. My favorite one (don't tell the others) is a stuffed gorilla, I'm offended (mildly) that he would have been excluded from the study.

I know right? How could the study organisers exclude the lovely gorilla from a study, or discriminate against non teddy bears in general?

Pfft.

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15 Aug 2023, 4:53 pm

Live pets are better for me. I was never much into teddy bears for cuddling.
I've had lots of them and they were cute, but I didn't even sleep with them in my bed.

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15 Aug 2023, 5:00 pm

blitzkrieg wrote:

swrider wrote:

I love my teddy bears. My favorite one (don't tell the others) is a stuffed gorilla, I'm offended (mildly) that he would have been excluded from the study.

I know right? How could the study organisers exclude the lovely gorilla from a study, or discriminate against non teddy bears in general?

Pfft.

I'm not sure if your mocking me or being truthful, but either way I agree with the words. I'm quite attached to my bears of all varieties and my blanket as well.

I can't do live animals very well. I don't like when they climb on me or demand my attention. We do have fish which I like and my daughter has a hamster but I prefer stuffes.

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15 Aug 2023, 5:08 pm

The body's need for bears. Who can explain it?

A German candy entrepreneur was inspired by the dancing bears he saw as a child and got rich making jelly bear candies. Later he "paid it back" by contributing millions to the conservation of bear habitats.

https://youtu.be/astISOttCQ0

https://youtu.be/NkDbk-egHH4

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15 Aug 2023, 5:18 pm

I always slept with a teddy bear when I was growing up. Now I primarily cuddle a golden retriever.

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15 Aug 2023, 5:30 pm

I have big duck plushies.
Does it count?

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15 Aug 2023, 7:26 pm

I have a stuffed basset hound. The very few people that visit and see it usually laugh. (They’re the clowns of the canine world. Think MGM’ Droopy, Columbo’s Dog , Emergency!, Henry, The Dukes of Hazard’s Flash, etc.

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15 Aug 2023, 7:34 pm

My snorlax plush is just the right texture and squishness, I love him

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15 Aug 2023, 8:31 pm

swrider wrote:

blitzkrieg wrote:

swrider wrote:

I love my teddy bears. My favorite one (don't tell the others) is a stuffed gorilla, I'm offended (mildly) that he would have been excluded from the study.

I know right? How could the study organisers exclude the lovely gorilla from a study, or discriminate against non teddy bears in general?

Pfft.

I wasn't mocking you.

As per the article I provided - teddy bears and conceivably cuddly toys in general have a psychological sense of safety associated with them.

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15 Aug 2023, 8:43 pm

blitzkrieg wrote:

swrider wrote:

blitzkrieg wrote:

swrider wrote:

I love my teddy bears. My favorite one (don't tell the others) is a stuffed gorilla, I'm offended (mildly) that he would have been excluded from the study.

I know right? How could the study organisers exclude the lovely gorilla from a study, or discriminate against non teddy bears in general?

Pfft.

I wasn't mocking you.

As per the article I provided - teddy bears and conceivably cuddly toys in general have a psychological sense of safety associated with them.

The biggest feelings of safety I've ever had have been from stuffed animals and also the idea of having a secure hiding place hidden away from the world

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15 Aug 2023, 8:44 pm

colliegrace wrote:

blitzkrieg wrote:

swrider wrote:

blitzkrieg wrote:

swrider wrote:

I love my teddy bears. My favorite one (don't tell the others) is a stuffed gorilla, I'm offended (mildly) that he would have been excluded from the study.

I know right? How could the study organisers exclude the lovely gorilla from a study, or discriminate against non teddy bears in general?

Pfft.

I wasn't mocking you.

As per the article I provided - teddy bears and conceivably cuddly toys in general have a psychological sense of safety associated with them.

The biggest feelings of safety I've ever had have been from stuffed animals and also the idea of having a secure hiding place hidden away from the world

Yay for stuffed animals.

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15 Aug 2023, 10:12 pm

Checkbox wrote:

I have big duck plushies.
Does it count?

Of course!

That is a cute plushie.

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15 Aug 2023, 10:12 pm

This is comfort.

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15 Aug 2023, 10:13 pm

funeralxempire wrote:

This is comfort.

Haha, I love it.

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