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Old Jan 08, 2014, 10:30 AM
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I'm not sure where I should post this... I'm just trying to get a memory out of my head. Awhile ago someone posted in the Psychotherapy forum about buying themselves a doll to replace one that was taken from them during childhood, and this has been bouncing around in my head since.

When I was young I had a stuffed bunny that I took everywhere. When I was six or seven I left it beside my bed, but when I went back for it, it was gone. I asked my mother and she said she didn't know where it was. I don't remember ever losing things, obviously my mother took it. For years I kept looking in the same spot for it, hoping it would come back. I knew she had taken it, but I still looked. I don't think she took it to be mean, it was probably falling apart.

One Christmas I was given a teddy bear. It was hard and stiff, probably designed more to sit on a shelf than for a kid. I remember being upset once and I tried hugging the bear, as that's what kids did on TV. I felt nothing.
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Old Jan 08, 2014, 03:11 PM
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Parents often do these sorts of things mindlessly or because they feel a child is outgrowing that stage of their life - either way it affected you to the point where it's still in your thoughts today.

Should you get another bunny? It's interesting isn't it? I mean it wouldn't replace the one you lost, you've found that out yourself with a another stuffed toy someone gave you.

Perhaps there is a part of you who's concerned about some aspect of your future and this is a way of trying to feel more secure? What is it about the toy that would mean so much to you now?

Perhaps psychotherapy would be helpful in dealing with these sorts of memories - do you have someone in mind? Good luck.
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Old Jan 08, 2014, 07:01 PM
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Another bunny is not the answer for me. I have real live cats now. They are much better, but they don't stay where you leave them.

I'm in therapy. This one is low on the priority list. She suggested I write about things to get them out, so there it is.

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Old Jan 08, 2014, 07:37 PM
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Cats are great therapy tools, at least they have worked well for me over the years. Can be quite the loyal creatures when you least expect it.

Also, keep writing. It can be very very helpful as well.

Best of luck!
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