Many years ago I worked with this guy Professor Mike Trimble
It is fair to say he knew his way around the human mind. Without wishing to over simplify theories developed based on his vast psychiatric knowledge and skill, he did maintain that Big Teddy Bear = Properly Mental Headcase Owner*
* may not have been his exact words but you get the drift
edit – Just seen the character slippers. Prof Trimble also had theories about patients who turned up wearing those, you can probably guess the nature of these…….