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If you've come to this article because you've found yourself carrying around baby-like items (like a blanket), and you're a grown person with a heart still of a small child, this article could be for you. If you need to let the favorite blanket go, this article could have some ideas to help ease the pain with letting go of that favorite blankie/blanket.

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EditSteps

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    Know why you are holding onto the blanket. It could be that it gives you this child-like feeling inside emotionally or it could be something completely different. Ask yourself the answer to the following scenarios.
    • Determine if this is the result of a choice that you have made to rid yourself of the blanket, or if it is someone else that is provoking you into trying to give up the blankie.
    • Determine what makes you want to get rid of it? This could be one of numerous reasons that only your heart can determine the answer to.
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    Determine when the right time to let it go is upon you. While most fascinations with holding onto this favorite treasured items are during a person's toddler years, some can't seem to let these feelings go.
    • Good ideas for times when the right time could be could include a period when sickness has struck the blanket-holder.
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    Wean the blanket from the user, until you can completely isolate the object from the person's blanket.
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    Hide it away in a closet or attic, or some other place that only you know where it is hiding. Some people even place these sacred blankies/blankets in a hope chest where they can relish in knowing it can be safely stored and can't be hurt by any other thing. If you can't stand to see it leave your arms, you may have to ask someone to calmly take it away.
    • Use the trash can, if a hope chest isn't sacred enough and even the blanket-holder can find it after the blanket requester has retrieved it from the user.
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    Find alternatives to holding the favorite blanket. Perhaps holding onto a teddy bear or your favorite drawing from your childhood would work better.
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EditWarnings

  • Give the user time to make their own decisions. In time, they should eventually grow out of having to hold onto it and accept the fact that they have grown up.
  • Never throw out a blanket that isn't their own/your own. It must be up to the user to determine when the right time is to let the favorite blanket go.
  • Letting go of a favorite blankie is a slow process, and could take a few months to years to fully accomplish without the need to revert back to your old child-like ways.

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Categories: Merge | Emotional Health

Recent edits by: Jia Hao Shew

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