Plushies are people who are either emotionally attached to or sexually intimate with their stuffed animals. ... most people are more accepting of the unusual desire that one might fear.

Experts say stuffed animals can help both children and adults feel safe and secure at night, ... Don’t worry—it isn’t weird for adults to sleep with stuffed animals. Sara Tabin.

Millennials and Gen Z aren’t outgrowing their stuffed animals — they’re doubling down. Whether it’s a 5-foot plush goose from TikTok Shop or $25 Jellycat fish and chips, young adults are ...

“Every plushie I make has the face: sad, strange, and unmistakably mine,” she tells PEOPLE. “It's my signature look. People can spot a Naomicartoons plushie from a mile away.

It’s not immature to cuddle with a stuffie But that is the problem –– stuffed animals are for kids, you might be thinking. “If we think about it from the lens of being like a healthy ...

But stuffed animals aren’t just for people working through trauma. Anyone can benefit from the gentleness, softness and self-soothing that a cute, plush object can bring, Genecov said.