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A 39-year-old female asked:

Can excessive stress cause one to regress to child behaviors such as thumb sucking and hugging teddy bears i want to do these things@night.

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Dr. Oscar Novickanswered

Pediatrics 59 years experience

Seek help: If you are regressing so far, i would suggest you seek professional help.

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