Is it normal for a young adult to take a teddy and a comfort blanket on a plane?

[YourAmplePlumPoster]

Seen this a few times while travelling. The staff just stick the fluffy toys and blankets in the overhead locker so defeats the object. Maybe just try biting the seat in front of you to calm your nerves or take some valium. I'm a nervous flyer so just havd a couple of drinks.

I'm in my 40s and have a car blanket and a car teddy. I don't give 2 shiny shits what anyone thinks of that, I don't like being cold and the ted makes a great pillow.

How did this affect your life personally?
Let people live their lives how they wish as long as it's not hurting anyone else!

I’d love a link please. This sound perfect.

well honestly, he's a great deal more reliable than Trump, no?

I use my bear to help me position my arms to be comfortable to sleep..... I want the pillow for my head before you suggest it. If it makes you more comfortable to fly and if doesn't interfere with anyone what's it got to do with you?

I have an adult (20 year old) autistic dd who brings a teddy onto flights
Maybw don’t be a judgmental twat? 🤷‍♀️

@YourAmplePlumPoster

Surely it doesn't matter whether it's "normal" for a young adult to take a teddy bear on the plane? It perhaps isn't, but so what? People aren't obliged to be "normal".

You've said you think it's infantile and you obviously disapprove. But people have no obligation to care about your disapproval or change their habits simply because you think what they're doing is improper. If what they're doing isn't harming or causing great inconvenience to anyone else (and having a teddy bear in your lap is doing neither of those things) then they are entitled to do it and they will keep doing it, no matter what you think.

No,it's not normal for an adult, (over age 25) to have a cuddly toy. It means something has gone wrong in their development

Like?
Care to share some actual studies about it.

Donald Winnicott. 1]
Winnicott proposed that soft toys, blankets, or "loveys" serve a vital role in human psychological development, bridging the gap between absolute dependence on a caregiver and independent self-reliance. When an adult or older youth honors a "child self" that still craves a plush companion, they are interacting with a deeply ingrained psychological mechanism for emotional regulation. 1, 2, 3]

@crikeymikey123

I'm 38 and I sleep with a cuddly toy.

I accept that it's not "normal", but it doesn't mean that something has gone wrong in my development.

I think you’re the one with issues 😳

Sorry that was harsh of me. You're right

Cool so I'm not normal because I take something comforting everywhere with autism...rather that than drink

Wow you are a horrible judgmental arsehole OP. Mind your own business and learn some kindness.

Im in my 40s an sleep with a soft toy. If something went wrong with my development then that's not my fault, but the mildly abusive/neglectful childhood i had might be the cause.

Unless I'm mistaken @YourAmplePlumPoster is the poster who thinks adults shouldn't go to zoos and petting farms either because it's infantile. I think she needs to learn to have fun. Being a grown up doesn't mean being boring!

And how does it affect you?

@MyDucksAreHavingAParty I love your name.

And I think that the child-self is at the unspoken core of who we are. If a bit of the tender child peeks out of the tougher adult-self, so what?

A cuddly toy is less harmful than mind altering substances, however frequently and socially accepted.

Have you read the article you cited @crikeymikey123? It doesn't say what you think....

That’s what I thought! Nothing to do with errant development.
Besides which, why would anyone place too much weight on the opinion of Donald Winnacott?

Why does someone comforting themselves bother you?
You seem judgemental, mean. Probably ableist too. Try harder. Being decent isn't as hard as you seem to find it.

I'm neurodiverse and often have a teddy with me. It grounds me and helps with anxiety. I also just like them, and create them little stories and personalities. They're my comfort items. Im scared of flying and it helps. Don't be so judgemental. Who cares? It's a better coping mechanism than alcohol in my view.

I'm in my sixties and I take a comfort blanket and stuffy on flights

Most long haul flights provide blankets anyway! You buckle your belt above the blanket. I always take my own as theirs can be a bit stiff. Also…..I have a travel pillow which could be mistaken for a soft toy. It was the only option at an airport once and now I use it everytime. Neither have ever been taken off me and I fly often. People being comfortable on flights does not offend me in the slightest.

My 22 year old always takes her teddy on holiday. She doesn’t get him out in the flight but he is in her bag.
my youngest is nearly 20 and she always has her blanket to keep warm. She has never had it taken off her.
I would suggest you don’t worry about what others are doing.