Why You Can_t Sleep Without Your Blanket The PSYCHOLOGY Behind It
You are thirty-five years old. You own a home. You have a career. You cannot fall asleep without a blanket that you have owned since you were seven. This is not a sign of immaturity. It is a sign that your brain has learned a powerful lesson about safety.The blanket acts as a transitional object, a term coined by pediatrician Donald Winnicott. It represents the security of the mother's presence during the gradual separation of childhood. Even in adulthood, the object retains its power because your brain has formed strong neural connections between the sensation of the blanket and the feeling…
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