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Originally Posted by Bipolarartist
That's really cute, although I don't know what it is. I would feel too embarrassed to take anything like that in.
I have always meant to ask people, how did you come to bring a stuffed toy in? Did you bring it up? Did T suggest somethign like it? Was there a big discussion about the toy?
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The stuffed animal in the picture is an elephant. "Ellie."
I felt embarrassed, too. I brought the animals in a tote so no one else would see them.
In a past therapy I brought in a throw pillow.
It started because I noticed my anxious fidgeting was fraying the arm of CurrentT's love seat in her office. If I remember right, I brought up the possibility of bringing in something to keep my hands occupied. We have had a few conversations about it. I asked her if she owned stress balls, pillows or animals...something for the client that fidgets. She said she has in the past but not in this office.
The first thing I brought in was a "brain" stress ball that I got from Psych Central.
I left it on the side table but it was gone within two weeks. T didn't move it, so probably another client liked it, too.
Next I brought a small tiger that I liked. But I noticed that my anxiety almost caused me to rip the poor thing's head off on a few occasions...so I brought something a little larger the next time...a horse named Faris. If you squeeze Faris, he "neighs" and then you hear the clippity clop of cartoonish horse hooves. T loves Faris....the sounds he makes..makes her laugh.
The tiger and Faris are still at her office...but I brought the elephant next. The elephant is sooo plush and huggable. And he's big enough...that I don't think I'm going to damage her.