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Signs of doll addiction

Oct 16, 2012

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    1. I'm new to the whole BJD world and I've got it bad already. I admit it. I need a 12-step program for doll addiction.

      1) I dream about dolls lately...... A LOT
      2) Expectant mothers I know are discussing what they're going to name their babies. I'm perusing baby name sites for ideas on what I'm going to call my next doll.
      3) I keep unintentionally calling that show "Face Off" on the SyFy channel Faceup. Hey, it's not a bad idea for a reality show. I'd watch it.
      4) When I'm out shopping, I don't look for stuff for myself anymore. My eyes are only drawn to anything that's miniaturized.
      5) I now live at Jo-Ann Fabrics and Michaels craft stores.
      6) I am constantly searching for the next cool prop.
      7) I'm starting to talk about my doll like he's a real person.
      8) If someone were to look at my internet browsing history, it would be 99.9% doll-related sites and nothing else.
      9) My camera, a toothbrush, and a magic eraser are my new best friends.
      10) I know just about every possible product that comes in 1/3 size now.

      Oh I could go on, but I'm starting to really scare myself. LOL!
       
      #1 VuDu, Oct 16, 2012
    2. Yes to all of those. I was recently at a basket raffle, and I put all my tickets in only one basket that had a bunch of miniature bottles of alcohol in it. I of course wanted it for my dolls, but unfortunatley I didn't win it. My family has given up on making fun of me at this point. :sweat
       
      #2 Jezrah, Oct 17, 2012
    3. that list is scary indeed.....because it's all i've been doing lately LOL....not to mention that "i now live at joann's and michaels too" O_O
       
      #3 Archangel, Oct 17, 2012
    4. I think we should get together and create that 12-step program.

      I have literally just spent the last four hours looking at doll stuff: both on this site and others.

      Dolls are all I think about really. They are on my mind constantly.

      Sometimes I can’t tell the difference between it being a hobby and it being an addiction.
       
      #4 mgfiswin, Oct 17, 2012
    5. So true! Though I (luckily?) don't have all the signs yet...

      I think it's kinda sad how I think that the tank top for me that costs 10 € is expensive, but if it's for BJD then it's cheap - and I have to buy it x,D
       
      #5 Zonyah, Oct 17, 2012
    6. LOL I do all of that too. :P I'll admit, it really is an addiction. I have addictive personality disorder, and honestly, there are a lot worse things that I have been or could be addicted to, so I'm content with this. :)

      The dolls give me a creative outlet to express myself and I'm not putting myself or anybody else in danger with it, so it's all good. I think this would only become a serious problem if it gets to the point where you honestly can't distinguish real from make-believe or if you are neglecting your own needs completely for the hobby (like starving yourself or freezing to death just to get more doll stuff).
       
      #6 CloakedSchemer, Oct 17, 2012
    7. Haha!!

      For me, I've been separated from my dolls for almost 7 months now and I actually ache to see them again. I miss them like I miss people! I'm spending all my free time looking at all the new dolls I missed out on while I was gone from the hobby.

      However, it's gotten dangerously out of hand. Instead of just looking at them and thinking about them, in my desperation, I actually bought one that was way, way, WAY beyond the money I should be spending. I'm also hunting the marketplace for clothes and wigs, even though I don't even have my dolls back yet (getting them next month).

      So I started posting on DOA again to alleviate the problem and get back into the community to tide me over. After all, it's what I did during the 3 month wait for my first doll to arrive!
       
      #7 nessa, Oct 17, 2012
    8. I thought I saw a sign while driving that said "Lutz Ball..." And I took a double-take but it was too late to confirm what I saw :o My first though: "Luts Ball Jointed Doll Shop?!" And now I am left to wonder what it really said. Also all the time when I am bored or lonely I imagine my doll showing up at the door and all the pictures I am going to take with him :whee: It gets me through slow work days sometimes :thumbup

      Edit: Saw the sign again! It said: "Lutz Ball Field"... It's a soccer field :sweat
       
      #8 Tora Youkai, Oct 17, 2012
    9. Hahahah!!! I'm right there with you guys, I think this addiction is going to eat my brain. I used to have an insatiable addiction to fashion, but now? It's like to hell with fashion! What can my boy wear now?! I have enough stuff already, but my doll is moving me out of the house XD. There needs to be a dollie rehab center and halfway house for us. I knew the doll virus was contagious, but jeeze!
       
      #9 Cyclothymia, Oct 17, 2012
    10. I enjoy reading everyone else's experiences. And yes I think we should create a dollie rehab, but I don't even want to be cured. I'm having too much fun!!

      :lol:
       
      #10 VuDu, Oct 19, 2012
    11. Oh this list is me! Especially no. 4, I used to buy clothes and shoes for me all the time, now I can't remember the last time I entered a store without scavenging for stuff for my dolls >.<

      Curse you sweet addiction! And its an expensive one too.
       
      #11 Milk Bunny, Oct 19, 2012
    12. God I think I should join lol. I've always been someone who's focused a lot on one thing at a time. (I have a mild form of autism) First I used to collect pictures all the time,then I was addicted to finding new bands and now dolls. LOL
      Plus my collection of resins been growing at a fast pace. I know I should try to focus on something else but it's practically impossible. Since my dolls are characters I've created when I was 15 years old. And ever since then they've stuck to me like glue
       
      #12 nyampokun, Oct 19, 2012
    13. ohhh!!! now that u mention it! i have some of those at home O_o!! LOL my mom brought them from one of her trips to Cuba....she is very protective of them, but......I think i am stealing them once my big guys get home!!!! XD
       
      #13 Archangel, Oct 20, 2012
    14. Ya I'm now thinking it's a good deal to spend $135 on an outfit when I wouldn't normally spend it on myself LMAO!
      Unless it was Guess I suppose:|
       
      #14 Amara77, Oct 20, 2012
    15. Does your local liquor store not sell the little bottles...? I find those things all over town! Seems like every liquor company makes little 1:3 nipper bottles these days; they are just about perfect scale, & they come with all the full sexy packaging details of the big bottles. (Like the wax drippings on the Maker's Mark cap, and the square Amaretto top, and all the grooves in the St. Germain bottle sides. :D) My dolls are well-stocked for cocktails. I guess if you can't get them at a nicer liquor store, you'd have to go order drinks on an airplane & stock up there. ^^

      That is another sign of doll addiction, btw-- beyond #6-- even when you are not consciously looking for cool props, your brain is still SEEING them everywhere! You find yourself picking up on things before you realize why. Everything that's small, your brain zooms in on it & calculates "would that look right with my doll?" Mini liquor bottles... pet supplies... mousepad rugs... Christmas ornaments...

      :mwahaha Farking awesome! That had me laughing for some minutes on end. Your brain has been conditioned already, sure enough...
       
      #15 JennyNemesis, Oct 20, 2012
    16. Uuummmmm - yeah.... Welcome to the hobby..... :)
       
      #16 sampunzel, Oct 20, 2012
    17. That....Is exactly what's happened to my mom and me. XD I got a couple of doll chairs made of wicker from when I was into American Girl and decided to bring 'em up when I get my MSD and my mom is gung ho for it. I'm looking at stuff wondering if it'll be into scale....Heck I brought my first girl out often to see if I could find stuff for her.

      Hell I found these buttons that look like baseballs and bats (rounded buttons) and I thought to myself "ZOMG those are the perfect size for my tiny!" But I was broke as hell. T-T;
       
      #17 Arashi Uchiha, Oct 20, 2012
    18. Ditto re new, ditto re addicted, ditto re spending more money on their clothes than mine last month! And I have a camera sd card with more pics on of the dolls than my (human) family... And I hit 'refresh' on my ebay bjd newly listed search more times than is physically or fiscally healthy per day, 'just to see what's out there'...
       
      #18 shrinkomatic, Oct 20, 2012
    19. oh gosh if these are signs of addiction, then i've got it bad! all i do is look at dolls, doll clothes, doll wigs.... anything 1/4 size i know about it, seems like!
       
      #19 m0usey, Nov 11, 2012
    20. I was totally addicted Spring 2011-Summer 2011 - I bought like 20 dolls in 6 months! With me, it faded a lot once I got busy with other stuff, and now I've mostly replaced it with a new hobby. I think all the stuff the original poster listed are good things! My addiction behavior was mostly just checking DoA like 10 times a day for announcements of new dolls/clothes, spending hours browsing the forums, and then overspending (which is always bad). I'm not the creative type, so it was just buy, buy, and then buy some more. Having them on your mind a lot is fine, though - part of the fun of this hobby is anticipation/brain-storming. On the other hand, I think my addiction was bad because I just kept buying without taking the time to enjoy each purchase. With my new ridiculously expensive hobby (reef aquarium), I'm trying to learn from the mistakes I made in the BJD hobby and go slow.
       
      #20 FrigidDamsel, Nov 12, 2012
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