Dolls that make you feel a bit unconfortable? O.o

I've had something similar but it was to do with the eyes I had in the doll at the time. They were very pale and picked up even the tiniest light, which meant that at night, I'd look over and see these pale eyes glowing out of the darkness at me. It would freak me out.
Eventually I just got different eyes for him and now he's super cute and I don't worry at all.
It might be worth trying different eyes in her (or turning her so that she's not staring at you when you're sleeping)

 

Not in the realm of creepy instances, just my preferences, I really don't like dolls that look like chubby children. Childlike dolls are what creep me out. If they're styled more like adults, I can handle them better, but if they're intended to be more like "baby" dolls, no thank you!! This is also the reason I'm fine if my friends are creeped out by my dolls. I think they're beautiful, others think the childlike dolls are beautiful, it's all individual taste.

I was also creeped out by a doll I do own, when she didn't have her proper eyes. I had Fairyland's default 18mm acrylic blue eyes in my Little Monica Roselyn and just, no, it was SO unsettling. I definitely prefer her sculpt with smaller irises, and in general eyes that reflect more light. The acrylics just looked so dead.

 

Hi!! Hyperion is right, maybe you just have to change the doll's eyes. Dolls should be a stress reliever for us, that is why we love collecting them. But if they give you enough stress to the point not giving you enough rest or sleep, you should just have to give it up. Get another or just love the dolls you have in your possesion.

 

Some dollshe sculpts make me uncomfortable because they are almost too realistic. Not in a big way, just in a whoa, ok way.

 

I know some doll eyes are designed to track light so they look 'alive'; I definitely second those suggestions to change the eyes. ^^ On the topic of uncomfortable dolls...not much so far besides really heavy gore. That's just a general squick, though.

 

I've never run into a problem like that with any of my own crew, but once upon a time a friend did end up with a doll that, for whatever reason, he had some pretty disturbing nightmares about. He didn't keep that one for long, eventually selling it off.

'No clue what the issue was there, since the doll had been purchased to make a resin version of an existing character that the owner was pretty comfortable with otherwise... But there's no sense in keeping a doll around that you're unable to enjoy, no matter the cause.

 

Dolls are a spiritual thing- look at the Wikipedia page for 'Dolls' and it's one of the first things they mention.

I think having the right variety of dolls on display, location etc has something to do with it. But as these are handmade, you are getting energy from the artists and workers that created the doll. So perhaps it's the wrong kind of energy for you and you should sell him/her off. Or it could be the eyes as suggested above, maybe they don't suit the doll. Try a few size/color combinations in conjunction with changing wigs.

 

I haven't really felt uncomfortable with my dolls but when I do get a new doll, I usually get shocked like whoah when did you get here? Mel, who's one of my favorites, always looked off to me until I was able to get him his glasses but that was more of me seeing him as incomplete because I know his character is never seen without the glasses.

I just give it time and usually the doll grows on me. Then they just seem to fit in with the others.

 

Sorry you feel that way. Demons can only possess living things, not objects such as dolls (because it would do nothing to the dignity of a doll, because it has no soul) however, they can move them around because they are empty objects. I suggest, if you're willing, to have the doll blessed if you're worried about that. Then demons cannot go near it let alone touch it. (That's why you can only have a house blessed but people can be exorcised) Although I doubt you have a problem there, unsettling feelings can be because of the eyes. (I don't own a doll but I used to be afraid of a lot of dolls and I was always fixated on their eyes.) When a doll is creepy to look at, it is creepy even when you can't see it.

Every doll I plan to get I will have them blessed.

Hope that was helpful.

 

Catholic priests bless things all the time, feel free to ask them to bless whatever you want whether it's a rosary, a house or a doll. And yeah, I heard the story about Annabel, watched the movie and read up about the real happenings and scared me like crazy. All objects are blessed the same way, so once an object is blessed you won't have to worry about it. (I had my bishop bless things I threw in a bag saying "Please bless these", so you can have him bless it through the box if you want.)

(Sorry if my post became off topic. I promise I won't reply again. I hope I was helpful )

 

I think what you mentioned is called 'uncanny valley', when something is a bit realistic, and a bit not, and the result is creepy. Like a plastic children's doll is not creepy because they are so non-human, just cute. So it could be that, maybe it is realistic but not completely. I can't tell which one from the photo is the one you mean, but I would suggest dispersing the dolls. Like have a couple on one shelf, a couple on another. Maybe there are just too many dolls in a small space.

Usually I will put a couple away, or take some out of storage and swap with ones on display, when I have too many out at a time.

I think I meant to write the Wiki page for doll. Straight away it starts talking about voodoo dolls, etc, haha. I can't find the information about objects retaining energy but that is a spiritual theory I read about. It kinda pertains to when you see something and it's nicer in person/cuter in person. This happened when I bought an illustration from an artist I like, online it looked a little creepy but in person it is so cute and sweet. The artist is a very sweet girl so it's like that is expressed from the item. It sounds like the opposite is happening with your doll.

 

I changed one doll's eyes to more "realistic" ones once, only to turn her into a dead-eyed horror movie doll. I figured out later it was because they eyes I switched to didn't track. They were just that - dead, like badly painted eyes.

 

It might just be the combination of WS with the very pale blue eyes that's making her look creepy to you? Black hair, pure white skin, and pale blue eyes are very striking. I'd try the eyes first (maybe even the wig) and see if her look is what's making you feel unsettled.

I've never been creeped out by a bjd- but I had a baby doll as a kid that I absolutely hated. I would turn it backwards on my toy shelf because I felt like it was watching me when I slept. I still don't care for baby dolls...

 

I wouldn't say uncomfortable, but I had a MNF once I actively started to dislike, and that dislike spread to all the dolls he sat with on the shelf, then toward all the dolls I owned. I was actually considering selling everything and quitting the hobby all together, and decided just to sell a few (the original MNF that started the hate, and all the other MNFs I owned). After they were gone all the weird angst was gone with them.

Obviously I never sold all my dolls...But that was the only time I ever entertained that thought, and I totally blamed that one, which for some reason cause feelings of dislike.

 

I keep all of my bjd dolls closed away. I love them, but it's really hard for me to sleep while with tiny eyes staring at me.

 

^This is actually one of the reasons why I prefer dreaming sculpts. Many open-eyed dolls have a serious case of Blank Stare Syndrome. I like my dolls to be relaxed, not "Don't worry, ma'am, we'll keep an eye out for you! "

 

I don't own any that scare me in particular. But I have seen sculpts the give me the heebie jeebies. Usually it's the sculpts that have gore related pieces or really odd face sculpts with overly big eyes or a odd mouth sculpt. Depends on the faceup and eyes in them I think. Blank dolls can sometimes be a little odd to look at too. Certain sculpts are very scary looking when they don't have eyes, hair or paint :/

 

This happened to me after watching the movie Doll Master. I feel as if one of my dolls was staring at me, especially at night. It doesn't help the fact that that doll's character is a psychopathic serial killer. One time, I had to turn-on the lights just to make sure my doll's head didn't turn in my direction or something. But after awhile, I wasn't bothered by it anymore. I sometimes even berate myself at how silly I was.

 

There are definitely sculpts I wouldn't want facing my sleeping space! Doll Chateau does some gorgeous work, but many of them would have to sit very far away from my bed. (Though, the more I look at her, the more I find myself drawn to Xaviera, the spider doll!)

 

Well this is a night mare of a thread. I'm really sorry to hear about your experience. I myself can't handle dolls with a 'smiling' face. Something about exposed teeth and squinting eyes can't make me settled to go to sleep at night

 

I always feel like one of my dolls is watching me. It's not necessarily in a creepy way though, even though it sounds really creepy. It's more of a comforting feeling, actually. Like having someone watch over you. Really strange.
I hope you figure out why she's giving you all the creepy vibes!

 

I find dolls with very strong 'emotional' expressions can weird me out-- for example big smiles, crying faces, ect. Dolls with more gentle/neutral expressions don't do that to me so much. Also playing with the eyes can help, if they're not lined up well it can make the whole doll look unsettling to me. I've never liked baby dolls with the sort of eyes that open when you sit them upright either. You could try pointing her eyes so she's glancing to one side and not staring 'at' whatever is in front of her.

Some people do think dolls and other objects that can represent people are easily possessed. Occasionally I've worried a little bit about this, but what I do is I give all my dolls their own 'personality'. If I give them a personality and 'character' I feel like I'm perhaps filling them with an energy that I choose, and that there will be no room for anything bad to come in and take up space in the doll, because it's already 'occupied', if that makes sense.

If you think something supernatural is playing with or taking residence in your doll, you could have it blessed like you mentioned before, but here are some other ideas you could do yourself:

Take your doll apart and clean her gently with water. Imagine that if there's anything living in her or attached to her you're taking apart where they live and they can't live there anymore. While you clean her with some water and a cloth think about washing away anything negative or bad, and instead imagine good things going into her. It's like if you cleaned out a drawer you hadn't used in a while-- maybe there's a few bugs in it, but you're making it so they can't live there anymore. You might want to think of a good spirit like an angel or something coming into your doll to protect you and keep you safe.

Another method for 'cleaning' things of bad energy that I like to use is moonlight. On some night when the moon is bright, especially on a full moon take your doll outside and put her where the moon can shine on her. Think to yourself about how the moonlight washes over her. Moonlight is good and pure and anything evil or bad in her and around her gets washed away by it, like how water washes dirt away. Sit and think about this for a while until you feel your doll is 'clean' and then bring her back inside.

Salt is also popular for cleansing bad energy. You might go get a small box she fits into and a big container of salt. It'd put the doll in a plastic ziplock bag to keep any salt from damaging her, then put a little salt into your box, set the doll inside, and then cover the rest of the doll up with salt until she's buried. Put a lid on the box and leave it somewhere for a few nights. The salt sucks away any bad energy from what you put into it. After a few days you can take her out and throw away the box and salt.

These are all techniques I've learned for keeping my Tarot cards and crystals 'clean' as they can pick up 'bad energy' which especially with cards can effect the readings you are able to get. They work really well to keep objects in a good 'energy' state and should work well with a doll too. If you like, because you seem religious, you may also make a prayer when you do any of these things, to ask for your doll to be kept safe from any negative spirits or energy. Remember she is your doll, you may say to anything bad 'this is not yours, you cannot have it and you are not welcome here'.

Sorry to get a little rambly, your concerns seem a lot more than just 'what dolls creep you out' so I thought I'd offer some advice.

 

Now I know which doll you mean in your attached photo, I think it's the slightly narrowed eyes rather than the smiling mouth, like she's laughing a little, haha. You could try giving her/getting her a faceup that makes the eyes more oval (see how the undereye is straight rather than curved) or getting a mod to open the eyes up. And maybe she just needs a new image, a red/blonde curly wig pops into my mind. I hope you manage to find a solution; I think she has potential to be a non-creepy cutie.;D

 

Everyone's said a lot of great things, and given you good advice. But just for some additional reassurance I'd like to point out that the story you linked to is fiction. That particular subreddit is for horror writers and horror fans. It's meant to be scary. But there's a 99% chance that story isn't true in the slightest so it's one less thing to add to your unease.

 

Wow. That is fascinating. I wonder what was up with that MNF?? Ha. Do you still have weird feelings toward MNFs?

I've never had an experience like this whole thread with dolls. I mean, I've had a moment of - whoa! - when I've caught them out of the corner of my eye, looking at me, but I kind of enjoy that feeling for some reason.

Thats so interesting! I don't expect feelings like that coming from "veteran" doll owners. Haha, I know what you mean though about the Blank Stare Syndrome.

 

Weirdly no. I even rebought each sculpt again - though I've since done different things with them - and all is well with the world, so it was just that one doll. I have two full and two hybrid and two floating head MNFs now. It was literally one of the strangest things I've ever had happen in the hobby (though I will swear on my grave that I caught one of my dolls actually moving...but that belongs in another thread XD)

 

What can I say? I'm a unique, special snowflake . It really depends on the doll sculpt, though. Bigger eyes, with the upper eye-lid sculpted in such a way that it's easy to 'look under' it at a certain angle, make it look like the iris is placed square in the middle of the eye. I don't have that same issue with smaller eyes. But since my personal collection only consists of old-school dolls, and they usually have eyes you could place a football in, these dolls are doomed to live a life of semi-consciousness (aka, dreaming eyes).