are you afraid of losing intrest?

I have issues with going through periods where I obsess over something, get it/ get into it/ learn it (whatever it is) and then it fades away into the background. So I guess I can see this being an issue, especially because it all costs SO much....but this is one of the first times that it's lasted AND I have no worries about it going away. Since I'm big into art and that's really helping the flame stay alive. I love the customization, the crafting, the stories, the photos. The community helps too! Coming on every day and talking to other doll owners, seeing their pictures and stories keeps me wanting to involve my doll.

I'm sure in the future when I have more real life things to worry about that there will be days when I don't come on DoA, or touch my doll or think about her, but that's ok. She's developing a character, and that will keep me attached to her. Once I'm attached to something I pretty much can never let it go. (I still have a ratty leaopard plush I was given the day I was born that I gravitated to and just couldn't let go.)

As for resale value...the bjd community is pretty big. I don't think they will lose value any time soon, especially if its a popular or rare sculpt. And even if the value dips a little, getting SOMETHING back for something you've gotten enjoyment out of for so long is still a win-win for you, no? But for me, even if I personally grow out of the bjd community/ bjd collecting, this is my special little one and she isn't going anywhere. At that point, I might sell anything else that I've acquired (extra eyes and wigs and clothes, or other dolls that aren't as special) but little elf and her main 'look' stays.

 

When I get into a hobby or anything of the sort, I really get into it. I'll spend months on end researching things and spent the first few months on DOA lurking in the Picture Requests forum, committing any number of resin/proportion matches and posing comparison to memory. I like to be thorough like that. My interest can still peter out if there's nothing challenging left to do, but much to my relief, this hasn't happened. I've had my first boy for a year and a half now, and though I've considered him "complete" since the middle of last year, he still feels as dynamic as he did when I was still working his look out, if not more. There's a lot of stimulus within the community, as well as from myself, and dolls have really pushed my photography from a sort of absolute amateur level to a more "serious amateur" one. There's always something going on, and sometimes I'll lose sleep over a new photoshoot idea. XD

I also haven't felt the need to continually buy more dolls to sustain my interest. I've averaged one doll every six months for a year and a half, and don't plan to grow more for a good long while. And I've just gotten over the hump of the busiest school year I've ever had. Somehow, during that time, I still made time to paint, photograph, sew and play with my dolls. So I can't see my interest waning in the near future. ^^

 

losing interest is not a concern for me I just do not like it when I get so busy that I forget about my hobbys. For the past year or more I have been so busy with the Navy that I have not really been involved in BJDs at all. So when I get back from this deployment I am hoping to go to some meets and the such.

 

I'm a little more worried about what's going to happen to them down the line. I firmly believe I'll always be "interested" in them, but I am only 18. I've got a good 70 years ahead of me (hopefully) and I'm more worried about how my dolls will hold up in those years. I'm going to grow up, move out, get jobs, move around, and I'm afraid that my dolls either a) won't fit my lifestyle or b) become shelf babies; which I honestly wouldn't mind, I mean I love looking at them. They're going to get yellow and need restringing and all that, and while I figure if one becomes too "old" I can always just buy another one, I'm not sure I'd like replacing the old, cared for dolls for new ones.

 

And when your future has come and gone, where was the point in all those things that lead to your 'future'? Just as gone as the things you allowed yourself to enjoy, even if it was for a short while.

 

The fear of losing interest is the only thing preventing me from buying my (very expensive) dream doll. I tend to go all out with hobbies. I spent thousands on cosplaying and found it very worth it and rewarding. However, that had me out traveling the world, meeting new people, and discovering the outer limits of my creativity and artistic abilities... I'm not sure I'll find the same epic enjoyment from dollies...

...but I'm still new So there's still time. Time will tell, and then I'll be most comfortable getting my sweet Cuprit.

 

I don't generally lose interest in things that I am really interested in. But if it happens, it happens. I would sell my dolls or give them away or store them or whatever, and move on. I don't see why I would be "afraid" of that happening, it's not a big deal to lose interest and go on to something else. You had fun with it while you WERE interested in it and that's all that matters.

 

I tend to keep interest for a fair length of time and go hard! If I lose interest then I sell them. Not a biggy. -shrug- No point in wasting time for me, enjoy things while I can and do, and when I don't I go to the next thing ;D

 

wow, i never really thought of that before, it defiantly raises good questions, with just about everyone,
but personally i think that i would never loose interest in the dolls that i have, but someday, (hopefully not!!!!) i'll loose my obsession with buying them, but that feeling of saving up money and then the wait, it's kinda weird but its almost my favorite part about the doll, i really like that anticipation that they give you for your wait!

it's like my personal drug, LOL ^^

 

YES! I've lost interest in so many things in the past, that I'm scared to really start this hobby or any hobby for that matter. And maybe its not just a lost of interest, but a lack of motivation too. Which is also my problem, not out of complete laziness through since I have depression, but yeah, lack of motivation and the fear of lost of love really gets to me when I find myself looking to start a hobby Like this one. But when I think of it, that moment of happiness even if its just for a little bit after you star is wroth it right?

 

I'd be more worried no one would buy it if I ever tried to sell them.
I just don't get too overly attached to personal possessions. If it doesn't interest me anymore, that's okay. There's hundreds more out there to choose from.

 

I didn't 'lose interest' but i did take a huge break from the hobby. I hardly touched my dolls and never went on DoA for like, months. I dont know why! i just phased out of it. I think it was largely because I had no money at all to spend on dolly stuff, and being here would just make me want to. I haven't been posting regularly on the forum for years, and I just started back up.
But dolls were always in the back of my mind. They're always a thing I like to think about and plan for. I'm just in a big doll mood these days! I dont think I'll ever fully lose interest, since I've liked dolls for as long as I can remember.

Edit: yep, looking through my post history, I made a total of six posts in all of 2014, as opposed to previous years where I made loads more. We're only in May and I think i've already beat that for 2015!

 

LOL - I still have stuff that I collected when I was a teen - MANY moons ago indeed. In fact a lot of the stuff I use as props for my dolls is stuff from ages ago - like the miniature liquor bottles I collected in my 20s & have hauled about from move to move. I'm sooo glad I did that because these are all the glass ones that you can't get anymore...
At any rate, no, I do not lose interest in stuff. I may be more active in a new area now whereas I was more focused on something else 10 years ago - but it's not like I get rid of things I really love just because I am interested in something new now. So nope, not worried about that at all.

 

I actually am scared that I might lose interest in BJDs one day... I tend to lose interest in things sometimes.
On the other hand I combine BJDs with my hobby of writing and drawing which are both hobbies I have since I was a little kid. So eventually my worry of losing interest is not necessary at all. So far I am still very in love with this hobby~ *o* I guess the bigger problem would be that I start saying the hobby is too expensive one day. =/

 

I'm not afraid of losing interest because... I've already been here, done that in that I lost interest for about three years. (Burn out? Other hobbies or interests? I don't even know of any specific reason for losing interest, but I certainly abandoned them for quite a long time.)

The only reason I even kept the dolls was because, even though I didn't do anything with them and it annoyed me that they were just sitting around collecting dust (literally), I still found them aesthetically pleasing and still liked to just... look at them. (And, as luck would have it, it was exceptionally fortunate that I didn't just snap and sell them all off because by far the majority of my dolls aren't even available any more and I would have struggled to replace them!)

If anything, I was more surprised by randomly regaining interest than I was by losing interest in the first place! I'm not as 'character-driven' as I was originally, and a lot of the older dolls have had their looks considerably changed, but they're still how I want them to be, and what I draw pleasure from.

(So, really... I personally see no reason to be afraid of losing interest - just do whatever works for you.)

 

Well, I've always loved dolls. I collected porcelain ones when younger...but I don't do that anymore
I totally loved monster high dolls and allllll of those are still never been opened in a closet stacked to the ceiling and under my bed, which is a queen and the dolls are stacked three on top of each other and that's 4 rows from head to foot of the bed....I lost count of them, but I don't have any interest in them anymore...
I've got the "extremes". I kinda don't do anything half-assed and when I do something or if I'm really interested in something I will be obsessed and kick it until it's dead. All at once, everything, has to be done and known now and got now. If that makes sense. I'll be fascinated with something for awhile then just as suddenly as I got fascinated by it "POOF", I couldn't care less. :/

currently, and I just got into BJDs on 03/15 yeah, 2 months ago, I've bought 3 doll chateau dolls y and k, a dollshe, an iplehouse EID new collection version, and a souldoll (who is otw..2-3 months). Wigs, eyes, shoes, tons of clothes, tools, just everything. And I'm almost 98% sure ill get bored and move on....it's sorta a curse. So, I guess I'm not afraid of it, just quietly resigned to it.

 

I agree with the spending money thing- its just exciting to have the dolls and they make me so happy. I have never once looked at Aya and regretted her purchase, but tons of other people around me equate her to so many other things, like a potential purchase of a camera, of clothes or whatever... I know I'll always love Aya just because she is so unique and pretty for me thats a perfect reason to get a doll!

 

I'm a little afraid to lose interest over time

 

I'm not afraid of it. I took a hiatus for a whole year when me and my husband fell on some financial hardship. I was too devastated to entertain myself with hobbies. When things got better, I ventured back into dolls, and had lots of fun. Interests come and go, and that's okay. Just don't sell all your dolls when you take a break, because you don't know when you'll be back.

 

I'm a rather ... tenacious ... sort of person, and I don't tire of things easily. Whereas I am not always intensively occupied with my dolls (I picked up a dollie last week that I bought months ago, of which I had not yet taken a single photo and which did not have clothes or a face-up yet), I don't think I will loose interest. Other things may take priority - I do have a fulltime job and a primary hobby, which is making my comic - but I simply love handling dolls. Whenever I pick one up, I just think, "Oooooooh, those joints! Oooooh, those little limbs! Oooooooh, that wonderful little face!" That is not ever going to go away. Will I forever keep changing the dolls and making new things for them? I don't know. But even if they turn into decorative pieces one day, that will be fine too; it would not make me get rid of them.

I often say that I am very materialistic: I just get very attached to things. I have chosen and bought these dolls because I love them. I don't think they will be going anywhere.