Pediophobia

Ditto. I already know down the line when I have kids their first word will probably be some sort of profanity, I tend to swear like a sailor....

Anyway on topic again. I definitively think the death thing could have something to do with it, but the odd thing is like so many other people have said on here: dolls creep me out, cept for BJDs...it's weird. Even some BJDs freak me out, but never ones I've seen in person. Sometimes the company photos make em look creepy when really they're very pretty!

I had a friend a back in December who I showed my boy too....I love him to pieces and have showed him to just about any friend who was willing. It broke my heart a little when she said he was creepy, but couldn't tell me why.

Overall I have to say I think it's the fact that BJDs ARE so life like that makes people uneasy around them, a well taken photo can even fool someone who doesn't nessesarily know what they're looking at. I know before I got into the hobby I had seen a few pictures and gone "HOLY FUDGE CATS!!!! That person is gorgeous!" (yep holy fudge cats)

 

Well 3 weeks later i come back to this thread and realize, bjd's dont scare me at all. However dolls like american dolls, moxies, liv dolls, and SOME porcelein dolls still creep me out. BJDs just have that beautiful look to them so they dont creep me out but the other dolls with more of a painted look like barbies and out of proportion like liv or a frozen/fake look like american dolls (sorry if i offend anyone, this is how they look in my eyes ^^" thats why phobias are called IRRATIONAL FEARS hehehe) just dont do it for me on a dark night. Funny thing is, I've never seen a horror movie. Not a single one, much less one with dolls killing people in it. So it really is just the way they look at me... minus american dolls, dolls like barbies, livs, moxies, etc dont scare me at all if theres only like 1-6 of them. Once you have a ginormous group of them (enough to take up a whole corner), thats when my imagination runs wild.

But luckily, im not even remotely scared of bjds

 

i'm scared of dolls, like porcelain dolls and baby dolls, but that's because of haunted dolls. >.>; when i was little, i had a porcelain doll that i swear moved and stared at me. as for baby dolls, my niece has this baby doll called Bonnie, or as we call her, Baby B. i swear to you, Baby B is possessed! everyone in my household is scared of that doll, so we keep her locked away.

as for BJDs, i find my self attracted to them, rather than scared. even though it often looks like Sven is looking at me, or sleeping, despite his face never changing, it's more mystical to me.

 

This is a really interesting topic! I think that a lot of people are afraid of dolls because of things like horror movies. I have a friend who is afraid of my porcelaine dolls, but she has a different reason. For her, it's as simple as the fact that she thinks they stare at her in a creepy way. But a lot of people I've met who are afraid of dolls don't really know why, and it just seems like they're afraid of them because of things like horror movies. My answer sucks. But oh well. XD

 

I got the fear for dolls when I was in my early years because of the horror movie Child's Play and I did not have any dolls since the 1st time I watched that movie and I remembered that I suffered from nightmares and high fever after watching it but I have overcome my fear for dolls 2 years ago when my friend brought her doll to a gathering and I actually love it and I only started to collect BJD this year for I find that I'm comfortable and actually want to start a BJD family n___6

 

I have never feared children, but never wanted any of my own. I think the first dolls that I was ever afraid of and hated were the old fashioned dolls with teeth, that you would see in movies. Later on in the 80's I deveolped a great fear of the Cabbage Patch Doll.

 

This was really interesting to read! I've kind of always been afraid of dolls. But when I saw BJDs... they didn't really scare me. I actually thought they were really beautfiful. When I see other dolls, their blank stares just give me chills... I think I have horror movies to blame for this... -.-"

 

What a shame that anyone could be afraid of such wonderful things! What's weirder is, I can usually predict who is going to react positively or negatively to BJDs. People who dislike them tend to be those I would describe as nervous, inhibited, or just mainstream. They're people who go through life worried that something new or threatening is going to jump out at them, and they don't embrace something new unless everyone else is into it. People who like BJDs, on the other hand, are often more open, fun-loving, or imaginative. Like my grandma. When I showed her some pictures of BJDs, she freaked out--with excitement! I'm sure not everyone falls into these two camps, but that's been my experience.

 

My brother was freaked out my dolls for a long time, though I have been a doll collector for as long as I can remember and he has never been scared of my dolls. The problems came from horror movies, Slappy in particular. Also this clown doll that he had and later regretted getting rid of. Slappy also gave him horrible nightmares. He used to be deathly afraid of IT and Chucky too. When he was really little he would rip the heads off of my dolls, so yeah those were not to scary for him. I think it was the puppet and clown types that bothered him.

 

I don't mind dolls at all, but I have friends who are ok with my litte Yo and MSD sized dolls, but when I showed them how large the SD I was getting was, that creeped them out.

 

Child's Play movies?
I never understand when people are scared of dolls, it's just an object! Like being scared of toothbrushes! Really silly.

 

I've not gotten too many negative reactions to my boys, but when I did get them, people always gave the same reason. Because the dolls were just 'staring at them'. Because they don't blink, people perceive them as staring, and for any number of reasons this could scare them. Of course, in horror movies where inanimate objects are killer, those with eyes are always 'staring'. But in real life, when people stare at you, it makes you uncomfortable. Maybe people just get that feeling. I wouldn't know, I love dolls xD *still has all my old barbies*

 

i wouldnt say i have pediophobia..but babies make me SUUUUPPER uncomfortable. im always afraid im going to drop them.
when i visited my sister she got a bit upset that i didnt want hold my nepheiw...i guess thats what it feels like when somebody doesnt want to see my doll it hurts...
as for children and kids...i just dont. like. them.
they annoy me they are sticky and i have no freaking idea how to talk to them (ive always had an extensive vocabulary...most peope find it hard to talk to me..and i HATE dumbing myself down)
kids stress me out so much i cant handle being around them for long
dont get me wrong i love my little nephiews but i had to spend over a week with them i ended up locked in my room
maybe because im the yongest of 7 (9 if you count foster siblings) i never had to deal with children so much since i was one...i wonder if most of the people uncomfortable around children were the youngest..or even only children
as for dolls they have never freaked me out i always got a porcelin doll from my mom for birthday's and christmas..she told me i got them because she always wanted them but could never have them i actually found it sweet
but i dont blam anyone for having pediophobia but i do know the difference between someone being uncomfortable and a phobia...i can look a spider dead in the eyes and call it cute
but im SEVERLY equineaphobic get me anywhere NEAR a horse and i start to cry and run away in one case someone unexpectanly brought 4 horses to school and randomly rode them around i was so terrified i curled into a ball and my friend had to PICK ME UP and take me away
i know phobia's are irrational but people who have them cant help it
i would never force my doll on someone who is afraid
ive had someone DRAG me to a horse stable because they wanted me to "get over it"
its not fun and i dont talk to her anymore..if someone is afraid NEVER push them

woah...sory for the rant...this kinda hit home

 

I have noticed that also.

IRK!
it's probably mostly Chucky's fault though <.< I haven't seen the movies but I've heard it was a demon who posessed a doll and tried to kill everyone. to me, this isn't more scary than a demon possessing a human body Ôo actually, the second option freak me out much more!
and to those people I say: you should have watched toy story instead!! xD

 

I'm another in the "don't like dolls or kids, but bjds are different" camp.

As a child I'd write politely worded notes to Santa not to give me dolls. I wanted animal-related things. I hated being asked around to my friends' houses to "play Barbie", but I'd do it, just to be sociable.
If anyone ever gave me a doll, I'd thank them nicely, then turn the thing over to my bro for him to use it as target practice. Our backyard was full of such tiny corpses, covered in mud. My aunt, who supplied most of the cannon fodder, was appalled.

Even at that age, I questioned why I should dislike dolls so. I watched the little girl next door struggling with a baby doll almost the same size as her, and realised that she was carrying a replica of a human baby (I didn't like babies, either, and still don't), when she was still practically one herself. I went all creepy with the thought of it and was never the same again.

The only doll-like thing I ever spared from sibling destruction was a moneybox, in the form of a bride doll, from Japan. I guess she was a proto-bjd, aestehetically speaking: great big head, silky coiffure, enooooooormous, limpid, painted-on manga eyes, almost no nose and a rosebud mouth. She was different. She'd been made by an artist, and was not fake-childlike, and she was classy and aloof, unlike that cheap tart, Barbie. I did not love this doll, exactly, but always kept her safe- she fascinated me.

Likewise in my adulthood I have been fascinated by bjds, for their artistry, and the "creepier" they are, the more I enjoy them- I think the uncanny aspect is now a drawcard for me, as much as the beauty. I didn't consider getting one myself until I found out about "anthro" dolls. I think in retrospect I've always felt threatened by people, and therefore feel much safer directing affection towards animal-like things. The anthro bjd is the best of both worlds- I can catch up on all the doll-play I missed out on as a kid, indulge my artistic sense, and adore the toy animal aspect.

 

I'm unsure how to explain my doll fear/obsession, so I will try to illustrate it with links to pictures scattered about the web.

My first doll EVER was a cupie doll which is a little creepy to begin with. At the age I remember playing with dolls, besides my Jem dolls, I had a lot of dolls like these hanging around the house, and I can honestly say that is when I started keeping to my Jem dolls (and I was okay with my My Buddy/Kid Sister dolls, too), regardless of how many weird, homely, and blinkie dolls my relatives brought home for me and my sister.

I'm not sure if my growing disdain turned into fear due to watching normal-looking evil dolls on tv, or movies (one horror movie in particular got to me, and my mother actually owns 3 of the star doll- I would link, but I've yet to re-discover this film). But I can pin-point the very moment I was finished with them for good... when my cousin left me alone in a room with this doll when I was 4, and unbeknownst to me, also left a walkie-talkie in its lap, covered by a blanket. Need I go on? Because I don't know if I can revisit that!

And to make matters worse, they started making dolls more realistic, and made ones that could 'breathe' and ugh... freaky. Stay in your box, you demon hell-spawn!!

So for about 20 something years, I was afraid of most dolls (though everyone seemed shocked when I said dolls like these were adorable to me, or Chucky was funny, not scary). Seeing this was like having this stare at me from the foot of my bed, wheezing erratically . It wasn't until I saw the films of Jan Svankmajer and the Brothers Quay that I learned to appreciate the beauty of dolls, and have gotten over my fear enough to start keeping some on my shelves (all rescued from abandoned buildings/houses, or dumpsters). Then I was introduced the the beautiful dolls we here have come to know, love, and covet. And I often wonder what I thought was so scary about dolls in the first place.

So now all I fear these days (with the exception of a few mass-produced toystore dolls), are the most evil of all... dummies. Nothing will cure my fear of those horrible things.

 

I remember that I used to really LOOOVE playing with dolls, like the Barbie ones and those baby-like dolls (when you flip 'em, the eyes closes). I played with them almost every single day. I adored dressing 'em so much! Until, I hear all these horror doll stories. And the true story that my friend told me (about her Barbie doll coming to live and stuff ). Although, Idk if it's true or not (then again, she rarely tell lies so yeah...)

Anyways, after that, I was terrified of dolls. I sealed up ALL my dolls and felt REEALY creeped out when I glace at them at shopping malls and etc. What made it worse was that Child's Play movies. *shudders*

As the years pass by, I began to like horror movies so the Child's Play movies didn't really have an effect on me, not much anyways... Then, I discovered these beautiful dolls, the BJDs.
Idk but somehow, looking at the BJDs gave a sense of awe. They're just so beautiful. And a few years back, when I went for an anime convention, I saw an real life BJD. It was truly magnificent.

In conclusion (XD), BJDs don't scare me (some of them do, though LOL). Although, those baby-like dolls still scare me. Don't think I'll get to shake that fear off. Ahaha... ^^;

 

Once, I brought a baby doll to my friends house, she is already about 17 and she was totally freaked out. Not the pull out your hair freak out but shuddering freak out. It is those types of plastic baby dolls young girls play with, bathe, feed, pretending to be a mama. I suppose many of us play with such dolls before. Moreover, she's a girl! She said it's scary coz the head is too big compared to the body. Mothers and fathers out there, you do know a baby's head is large compared to the body' all babies are like that and it was a 'baby' doll.

 

I actually AM pediophobic, but for some odd reason BJD's and a small selection of other dolls don't bother me.

My fear of most dolls started when I was two years old. My family was in the living room chatting with the TV on, not realizing that the channel had started showing one of those stupid 'Chucky' movies while I was in there. Needless to say, any doll that makes noise or moves on its own scares the crap out of me.

 

i actually have a fear of dolls when i was 5.. i was playing barbie doll.. when my family members was watching Chucky.. and tell me it wont scare me one bit.. ended up.. half way of the show i have the fear of the barbie doll i was playing that i threw it one side.. till i was older.. i try to over come but slowly touching dolls..