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dolls just for lonely people?

Mar 3, 2010

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    1. What?! No, no no! :o
      That's why doll meet ups exist. They're planned to meet new dollies their doll parents! :)
      I believe that in any hobby you'll get into, there will always be socialization.
       
      #501 ArthuriaPen, Sep 27, 2013
    2. I have anxiety issues, depression, and other mental issues. I'm also an introvert, I LOVE TO BE ALONE, and shy but that's neither here nor there. And I'm a bit of a shut-in. The shut-in part is moooostly because I really hate where I live, I don't know anybody here and we should be moving soon so I don't want to make friends only to leave them behind.

      I don't take the term "friend" lightly like most people seem to (especially my BF, he thinks EVERYONE is his friend is he talks to them longer than 30 seconds).

      That said... I'm pretty certain I'm not into dolls for companionship or whatever. I don't think they have souls or feelings and I don't talk to them and I don't "spoil" them (though it's all fun to think about it in a passing, silly, fun sort of way). I like to have my big girl on my lap and have the dolls within reach/sight sometimes because I like fiddling with things and they're the ultimate fiddler's toy (I USED to want Bucky Balls, then I got BJDs!). I also have them to practice my photography with 'cause it's sooo much easier than trying to get people to pose for me haha.

      So they do provide me some sort of company and comfort and other things that people do not, I guess. But I don't think it's any different than what other people's hobbies provide them.

      I just noticed Kiyakotari just mentioned something about a "dolls as replacement for children" topic. This is really interesting to me and I think ties in with this topic. I do not like babies or kids and I never have, in any way, shape, or form, so I am not trying to fill any sort of "void" there.

      However, and this is really interesting to me: I feel like getting BJDs has nearly completely fulfilled my "I want a dog" void. I wanted a dog to be my BFF and someone to cuddle and hang out with. While the dog void is filled, I don't feel like the dolls are really filling the BFF part of the void but they're a nice distraction from it and I realize they could lead to having some friends.

      I kinda still want a cat but I want to wait. And I'd still love to have some sort of mini pet... but that will have to wait as well until after the move.
       
      #502 kittydorkdork, Sep 27, 2013
    3. I'm sure they help lonely people, but its not a lonely hobby. I mean, the doll itself isn't what helps with loneliness necessarily, most people who really get into the hobby do it for the community. To meet other like minded, creative individuals, and be a branch off other hobbies such as writing, sewing, knitting, beading, wirework... Etc!
       
      #503 Aeri_Adore, Sep 28, 2013
    4. I don't know about everyone else, but for me.. sometimes I feel lonely. I have a family. I have a husband and kids, but dolls give me a different type of security. I'll type that out even if it does sound a little strange. So in that way I am lonely and I feel my dolls help me with that. I don't have many close girl friends that live near me. I've struggled to find any artist friends in my area. All my friends that are girls are many many states away or at least a good 4 hour drive. That's just my case. With others I dont' know their lives. I don't assume that we all love dolls are lonely in some way. I do think dolls probably take a spot in our hearts that there just isn't anything else that could.
       
      #504 citrushearted, Sep 30, 2013
    5. Just dropping a line to say I appreciate the level of honesty some of the comments here are. :)
       
      #505 clowve, Feb 14, 2014
    6. I wouldn't say that dolls are just for lonely people, but for those of us who are, they do help. I'm bipolar and suffer anxiety. And I'm socially aekward to an extreme. My dolls aren't companions for me, but they are a great activity that's quiet and restful. They also give me the opportunity to spend time communicating with people like I am on this forum, which is a thing that makes me feel connected and social, but in a safe way.
       
      #506 Charlotte Sometimes, Feb 14, 2014
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