I think they can be helpful. I don't have one that I was given, but my therapist said it's really common for people to ask for them. I'd brought it up to her because I read on here that someone's therapist had offered a business card as the transitional object and I thought that was really cruel so I told my therapist about it and she agreed that it was pretty awful to offer such a thing, and that's when she said it's very common for people to have them or ask for them.

She said she had tried to offer something along these lines to me a couple years ago and I shot it down. I don't recall doing that, but I kind of have a transitional object that I bring every week that she holds. I also have my dog who is kind of a transitional object. Both come from me, but they have strong connections to my therapist. I don't think there's anything wrong about it. It helps and doesn't hurt anyone.