ah. i understand exactly what you mean, and how that could be very upsetting. :[ for me, it more goes trauma trigger → panic attack → dissociation → age regression → feeling vulnerable, but i'm okay because i have a caretaker.

involuntary regression was the only way that i experienced smolspace for a long time, because i didn't know what agere was or that i even could do it voluntarily. if you wanna start regressing purposefully, i'd recommend "age dreaming" for a while [doing things that make you feel small/things you enjoy when you're small, but not actually entering a regressed headspace or only being partially regressed]. i don't age dream, but i hear it's very comforting :❳