Do you find BJDs calming?

They're calming,if not I won't keep them.XDD

Feel good while watching them.

Just looking at their face is enough for me,I don't hug them and I hate to bring them outdoor.

I seldom take photos now.

I like dreaming doll,they make me feel love & peace while watching their sleeping faces.

 

They relax and calms me from my hard days of work.

 

When I shut out all my complicated concerns about them --YES -- they can be very calming. In the same way that sitting next to and staring at the water of streams and natural bodies of water can be for me. I can sit and just hold them, or stare at them and glow with smiles of admiration for their specialness. It is rare for my mind to go blank, and sometimes that is what I need. They have the power to usher me into that kind of brain wave. Interesting, isn't it?

 

YES! They are hugely calming for me. I just have to sit with them and give them a cuddle for a few moments. I also know I won't do anything crazy if I'm holding one.

 

Yes they very calming for me. If life get's to overwhelming I cuddle with them or just hold them and it seems to work. I always have at least one of them in the room with me. Only a short look at them, can be a moment of peace for me.

 

Most definitely! They are beautiful pieces of art, and art in any form is calming to me.

 

Yes, very much so. Im surprised to see that this is such a common feeling!
It makes me wonder why they have this effect. I think, for me, its because they dont change moods or situations. A doll is inherently a very serene thing, with a face you can relate to but no problems of its own.

 

I think so. Posing them is something you can do and not really have to think about so it sort of relaxes your mind. Figuring out/talking about their stories is a pretty calming thing too. xD

 

Yes. I find them very calming. At the end of a rough day just having one of my dollies beside me or giving them a hug makes me feel very relaxed. If I have too much nervous energy, channeling it into dollie projects like sewing or propmaking is a wonderful outlet. It helps me to focus my concentration, and sometimes a problem that was frustrating me before will have a obvious solution for me after that little dollie break. That's one of the points of having a hobby, the calming effect that it has for the hobbyist.

 

I find my girls to be comforting. Or well, in particular, Chitose. I love hugging her. She makes me feel better when I'm upset.

 

I find not only my dolls, but planning for them & to expand my doll family, doing research, shopping for clothes or making them, taking pictures - all of it keeps my mind off some nasty garbage going on right now in my life (mainly work related). It makes me feel very serene & happy to just look at my dolls all posed & arranged

 

I think Kiddo must exude Valium odors or something, because hugging him always unwinds any tension I might be carrying about. I used to get the same sensation when my daughter was a baby - I'd pick her up, bounce her and pat her back and *I'd* be the one who blissed out. She's eleven now and a bit too big to be bounced, but I reflexively bounce and pat every doll I pick up.

 

I don't exactly find them calming. When I'm in stress-mode, I do what I need to do to become unstressed, not avoid my problems with dolly distractions.

Even so, they might even make my life even more stressful. Constantly thinking, sewing, customizing, posing and photographing. So many things about BJDs clutter up my life sometimes.

 

I do feel relaxed when I'm dealing with them. When I'm writing and creating their world, it really does keep my mind at ease. I'm just excited when I work on their characters and actually find something that fits them. It's just an escapism for me

 

I do tend to find that if I'm doing just about anything with my doll, it's fairly calming. From sewing to posing and taking photographs, it calms me.

 

Even though I've had Shetani for only a few months I've grown very attached to her and I kind of use her like as a way to express my feelings. My family and friends find it a little odd that when I'm feeling really depressed I'll brush her hair and just vent and talk to her to get something off my chest or just to feel secure knowing she'll keep my secrets. I even sometimes will cuddle up with her and just lay there and cry, and as odd as it may sound I feel better when I do talk to her about my life. I know she's not "real" but I feel like she has become my only trustworthy friend. It's not all bad though when I get super happy I'll pick her up and spin her around and tell her about my day and why I'm so happy, knowing she won't judge me or tell me how silly I'm being because of the way i feel. I get a lot of hype from my family and friends telling me that it's unhealthy for me to be talking to something that isn't real and to be thinking of her as my best friend. Does anyone else feel this way about their doll as I do? Is it really unhealthy for me to be talking to her like she's really a living breathing person even though I know she's not? Let me know what you think and possibly share some experiences of your own.

 

As long as you can tell the difference in a living breathing human and a reson doll, I'd say you're fine. A lot of us do find comfort in the dolls. As an example, we've had 5 different tornado producing storm systems rip through my area in the past 6 hours...which is pretty rough, homes and businesses have been lost, vehicles destroyed, etc...so I have Hansel here at work with me, sitting on my desk and smiling at me like he knows everything will be fine.

I also tend to role play my characters and that helps with stress too, whether it be playing out real life scenarios to see possible reactions to a situation, or playing in a fantasy world to get away from real life's stresses. I really don't see talking to a doll any different than writing "Dear Diary..." Both are ways of expressing feelings and emotions and getting them out. I would say talking to a doll and getting things out, whether it's venting or expressing joy, is better than holding it all inside unil you explode. I've even known some therapists to say its a good way to de-stress.

 

Yep. I hate to mention it but my dad died this week. two things keeping me calm and sane: my husband and my toys. It gives me something to focus on, and that helps a lot.

 

I've found this hobby as whole pretty calming... in a way. When I take my boy's head out of his box and think about how soon he will be whole and I can play with him, I become quite happy and calm. The worries and fustrations I have go away, and I begin to feel optimistic about life in general. It's funny how with me one good thing can make my whole world seem much brighter... that one good thing right now is my doll and this hobby.

 

I like sitting with my dolls a lot. They are so calming to me, and my doll is smiling, so if I'm feeling angry or sad, all I have to do if look at her and I feel happy again. I'm also an easily stressed person, so my dolls help me deal with life better.