Overcoming A Phobia of Dolls I The Speakmans

Nik & Eva meet Donna Dean who's been terrified of dolls (pediophobia) since being a toddler. Despite her daughter being desperate for a doll, Donna can't even bear the thought of going into a toy shop. When a child once brought a doll into the restaurant she worked in, Donna ran into a cupboard and cried, unable to continue working until the doll had gone. Can Nik & Eva help?
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[@ruselaavecilla4665]

im not that person that will run away and cry from dolls...however im still afraid of them...its like there is something in their eyes

[@raymondeming3528]

Rusela Avecilla totally agree with u

[@chelsieward9378]

right like its almost worst than a soul

[@itsalljustbaloneyyk]

Happens to me too

[@flowerszz279]

They have camera in her eyes

[@sugainfires8377]

same but i'm someone that would cry easily

[@cecepho]

rare phobia?hahhaha no

[@morbjrn5265]

I have a fear of dolls. Especially porcilian & glass dolls!

[@Satan-pu9on]

Same, but it doesn't help when my friends send me pictures of Annabelle when I'm just about to go to sleep.

[@anhho4248]

Satan said satan

[@resolutemonkey0478]

Morbjørn yeah same for one reason for me

[@resolutemonkey0478]

Satan lol so sorry for lagging but it's kinda funny curse your friend but what is the doll Annabell and it also doesn't help when there's stuff on KZbin about cursed dolls that are alive its creepy

[@rodriguez2657]

Morbjørn ikr ;-;

[@sirenlucy932]

Wonder how she’d react to Annabelle....

[@jillianandcloue149]

And chukie

[@PlaxonX]

she would probably have a heart attack

[@alejandrofigueroa2431]

@@jillianandcloue149 Don't forget about Chucky's wife, Tiffany.

[@howtodraw3392]

I have a fear of dolls to especially like the string puppets and porcelain dolls

[@iamLinmydream]

I have this phobia too, and the intro of this video made me feel uncomfortable. I truly had a difficult time as a little girl. As well, explaining this to others sometimes become a joke. I tried to faced them by walking through the toy shelfs, it gets better, better yet still uncomfortable.

[@nikandevaspeakman]

The most effective way to deal with your phobia fully and permanently is to address the cause and to change your perspective of it to see how dolls were not trying to hurt or harm you in anyway so as to sever the link you have created to your fight or flight response. Well done however on working on desensitisation by looking at shelves with dolls. This can wok too, but can take quite a longtime.

[@iamLinmydream]

@@nikandevaspeakman thank you so much for your advice. I'll keep trying to over come this fear. thank you.

[@hintmintmsp9894]

I thought she was going to have a heart attack

[@mrducke7506]

When a doll is near me I jump without knowing it and run away, my siblings don't understand.

[@dragonballthings688]

Still?

[@kingdomqueen4u]

i thought this phobia was a norm for all of us

[@thedarkangela5192]

I feel so bad for her, I have something that I love creepy stuff. Love creepy dolls and clowns and puppets. Idkw it's just in me. I love dolls... I feel so bad though, and I wont judge her.

[@angelaschultz9218]

i love creepy dolls also

[@soothymocha01193]

I have a friend with this phobia. It's a good thing my sister got rid of her dolls before he came over. NOT KIDDING

[@NylarNylarNylar]

I'm scared of the ones that close their eyes and the vintage ones

[@nikandevaspeakman]

We have to say, some of those are very creepy and are frightening even if you don't have a phobia.

[@felipeseniceros2734]

when I see them I literally like brake down ill start crying

[@dariaciuta3120]

me too, but i have arachnophobia...

[@Cronofear]

Well her level of phobia is really rare. In my case, i can't be alone in a room with dolls in it lol, i remember burning my sisters's dolls when i was a kid so i could live a normal childhood xD.

[@miccomillchrisreyes8897]

im one of that 2% T_T

[@hintmintmsp9894]

Micco Millchris Reyes I'm scared of people in costumes

[@annaf1588]

Micco Millchris Reyes same!!

[@dayanhajjmoussa1797]

@Xael Nox yeah same😬

[@ellyuploads]

Our school went on a field trip to AACE and when we went to the makeup room, my heart skipped a beat because I saw mannequins right next to the entrance. When we took a photo, I was the only one frowning. My mom tells me that it's just a phase and it will pass. How long does a phase last? A lifetime? Then try as I might, it will not pass. I mean, when I was a kid, sure I wanted barbies but then whenever we got to the baby dolls section, I'd just back away very slowly. Checkout and never look back. I stopped playing with dolls when I became 7 and donated most and threw some when I became 9 and since then, I've had absolutely no toys in my room. Everything that seemed like it were unplayable for as they are decorations. Now here we are, 3 years later and too scared to walk into shopping malls because i don't like crowded areas, I am terrified of mannequins and clowns just have me crying. Just a few weeks ago, my schoolmate pulled off the head of the mannequin model in out bookshop and I broke down. Dunno why I'm still friends with that bastard.

[@geordielassie1]

ellyuploads dummies/mannequins scare the life out of me x

[@certifiedhomie3387]

gotjoos thanks good sir I have grown a new phobia cuz of you very epic😿

[@butiluwya3277]

I used to put barbie dolls in the oven and burn them to feel safe

[@nihiloss1]

i thank you for soo being understanding towards her..this is what we need right now.. understanding each other..

[@ayzc4164]

I have a doll phobia but it’s not as bad as this woman’s. I do have a daughter so I knew I had to buy her dolls. I’m glad she likes her stuffed animals better lol :) but my doll phobia is mostly the old dolls, the porcelain ones and the jester looking ones. Also those clowns from the French time that look like jesters. Mannequins as well and any dolls that move. I do know my mom used to have tons of dolls and she always collected them so I know it might be from that. And when I was 3 I was given “twin dolls” and they moved!! But my other phobia that’s as bad as this woman’s is seeing earthworms. I can’t even look at pictures without crying like her my blood pressure goes up and I feel like I am hyperventilating

[@coreythewolfrules769]

Honestly, I don’t blame her, dolls are creepy

[@gordonremsey8055]

Poor women I feel bad watching her getting freaked out :( and to anyone else who has this I hope you sort it at some point most be horrible at toy shops

[@sekka9579]

I HAVE THAT PHOBIA

[@jenna4210]

People that still hate dolls 👉👉

[@ayshamantici8134]

i hate dolls i'm frightened of them but the worst dolls for me are porcelain dolls i can't be around them my little sister is 4 she'll be 5 in October and she loves dolls my house is full of them and i just want to overcome my phobia for the sake of my little sister my phobia isn't as bad as this person her's is a lot worse sometimes i can stand it i can just hold it in for a little bit unless they are proper creepy looking dolls or robotic dolls i hate them or if they are looking at me, sometimes i can just walk past them without any bother but it depends because other times i just can't stand it my heart beats fast but not all the time and i don't think it goes as high as her's i haven't really tested myself to see if anything physical happens but mentally i'm frightened of them it usually depends which type of doll it is i'm okay with tiny little dolls or barbie dolls but other normal size dolls or big dolls i can't stand especially porcelain ones i couldn't even stand the intro like literally i was shaking i had to skip it

[@bosslady8860]

Im scared of moving bunny dolls and mascots i can't go down a section on easter without be scared when im at disney world i freakout when mascots appear

[@madhuriramesh2875]

I have this phobia too...but not so extreme

[@shdhbr]

Christ, this woman would fall down dead if she ever saw my bedroom :/

[@raymondeming3528]

Have u thought about their has pair of eyes r watching u when u wake up

[@Queenofthrones6564]

I'm 18 and I have pediophobia till now😰

[@mochismom7572]

Really rare phobia i see so many reasons why people would have phobias of dolls . Idk if it was because i watched chucky but i have hated dolls ever since i was around the age of 6 and im a girl(people usually assume little girls would have dolls). I did have a cabbage patch doll but it went into a storage space my family had and i never wanted it back.

[@hintmintmsp9894]

ok now you gave me a new phobia thank you for the scary music and the pictures now I have nightmares

[@nudratbhatti5671]

I'm scared of pretty much ALL dolls but especially porcelain/antique ones and those 'baby alive' ones little kids are obsessed with these days

[@tammyeatwell2650]

I'm a doll collector, there is only one doll I can't stand is the KADER DOLL

[@robloxplayer63]

No problem at all with Barbie dolls etc but I cannot bear the evil looking, Victorian porcelain dolls. And I hate walking/talking dolls too. The stuff of nightmares!

[@ElegantDreamCatcher05FJC]

I'll admit dolls could get kinda scary tho. But it's not a phobia for me

[@nina_o3o]

I have pediophobia, I forced my mom to put the dolls from my bedroom in the basement, since I was scared that they are watching me

[@maryc6189]

I've collected dolls all of my life and love them. Especially the reborn s that artist created dolls that look so much like newborn babies. Thankful I don't fear them and can enjoy them. I have a phobia of snakes. My brother put that horrible fear into me when I was young.

[@Anita-wt4lv]

I have pediophobia too. But the kind of dolls that scare me are porcelain dolls. The ones that are cracked and covered in spider webs. But also the ones that aren't ruined and old. They just scare the crap out of me. One time I even had a panic attack just by looking at a certain doll on a video. It had pale white skin, spiked teeth, spiked black hair, and black eyes like those demons in Supernatural. I closed the video quickly and from there my panic attack started. It took me about 10 minutes to calm down. And this is the first time that looking at a doll has triggered a panic attack. I don't ever wish to relive it again. :/

[@sblanco7590]

How did they cure her is she am I missing something

[@panowa8319]

Of every dolls, the creepiest part is the eyes.

[@geordielassie1]

I have a fear that is similar, a fear of dummies in museums, my other fear is fish, I can cook fish as long as they don't have the head on, i hate live fish too x

[@XxInfinityxXTimer]

What if the doll are actually alive but too afraid of gaint because we are 10 times their size

[@CuriousCheetah44]

The Amygdala is a cruel thing

[@beetbeet5215]

The reason I’m on here is Bc I’m trying to find out why I have automatons phobia my automatono phobia is animatronics especially the fake jaws shark

[@juliaanimatesstuff7701]

I wonder what she felt when she saw the annabelle movie trailer T-T

[@_lqvelyy]

I have a phobia of dolls, I want to get rid of it but I don't know how to.

[@Elisa-jz9rd]

OH HELL NOO I WOULD RATHER FUCKING DIE!!!

[@sephmavilla6105]

Baby dolls are like the worst of them all.

[@Kiadaw77]

I have this pediophobia. I got a scare when the dolls are shown at 0.20.... The fear extended to mannequin in shopping mall. Thankfully, these days, mannequin are less life like & made from plastic & often not painted. Back in 90s, they usually have hairs with scrap, & eyes. I will avoid getting close like the plague. I know they will not come alive, but still sacred the shit out of me. I have improved since I was a kid, but only just. if I see a drop out doll head (especially), arm, or a doll without head or arm, I will go nuts, literally. Thankfully, this do not happened often. I cannot be sure, but I think it originated when I was a small kid., I dropped (or someone dropped), a china doll dropped & her head was shattered, with half the face remaining, & inside her head was hollow. It was a scary sight for me, & I think it was amplified when a horror movie of puppets & dolls coming to life to kill people shown close to that incident. The China doll in Alice in Wonderland scared me as well, & the one from toy story, but on screen, it wasn't as bad. The skeleton doll do not scare me, but the ones behind the curtains do. & I will absolutely not sleep with a room full of these dolls. I am however not scared of teddy bears or action figures, Those dolls with real hair & indivdual glass eyes sacred me most. But mine wasn't as bad as hers. Hers was much more serious.

[@gordonremsey8055]

Wow I'm sorry about that it most be horrible, since this was sent 5 months ago are you still in the same position??

[@HhhHhh-fn4qp]

How do you feel about chucky

[@lizard9285]

My favorite movie when I was a kid was Chucky and I wasn't scared of dolls, but when I watched Annabelle I got this phobia. Now I can't look at a doll the same way. Tho for me Chucky is a cool movie!

[@mangojuice5505]

I got a fear of dolls when I first watched chucky and it traumatized me

[@nikandevaspeakman]

Oh no! That film created a lot of phobias. Take a look around our channel, and do subscribe as we have films with tips to help with phobias.

[@jlac2box]

Nothing fake about that...she sure has a fear of dolls.

[@n40798]

Do a video with someone that has a fear of little people, that's a thing!

[@Teaaa12]

Showing the dolls to me this way, is scaring the crap out of me.

[@christinahasan9086]

I honestly don't blame her the dolls look really creepy

[@shaunasouthgate246]

Wow that was the worst reaction I've ever seen on this show, brave brave woman

[@gracehannah5686]

I have a fear of dolls. Clowns. Spiders. And dogs.

[@ilsepedraza3690]

do a bigger doll

[@pozinkles8787]

im scared of chucky

[@TiffanyRay]

PoZinkles 😂😂😂 Chuckys not scary dude he's hilarious. He can be creepy looking at times though

[@ShellySwirl]

I'm only here because I was curious on why everyone is so scared of the dolls from It's a small world XD.., I'm not scared of dolls I'm just curious lol..

[@lucyallins4836]

Rare phobia? Every person I know has some kind of fear of dolls.

[@_NInjagoFandom_]

Some my friend: Hey do you collect something? Me: Yeah,im colllecting the boxs of the sweet things Some of my friend: Hey do you want to come to my house to see what im i collecting? Me: Yeah,Sure *Me coming to his house* Some of my friend: Come in dude! Me:Ok Me:Sooooo....where is your collection? Some of my friend: Here they are!My collection of dolls! Me:Collection of what? Some of my friend: Uhh....dolls? Me: Nope *runaway from the room and house*

[@nikandevaspeakman]

Yikes. Poor you :( Check out our tips to help with phobias here on our channel.

[@gracehannah5686]

She should read Frozen Charlotte

[@wish1602]

Don't have dolls phobia but baby dolls are creepy, especially with open-close eyes and sound...

[@missmuffin2983]

I dont mind dolls its vintage and porcelaine dolls i can't manage AND BABY DOLLS HECK NAH Just NO

[@beetbeet5215]

And even doll commercials on tv imagine how it is for her

[@risaevangelista1425]

When I was a toddler, I was in a play area in a mall at the Philippines and I saw a doll and I got so creeped out. Then I was afraid to go to the spot where I saw the doll. 😨 And I was so scared that I held another kid's hand. That kid didn't know I was Scared, I just held her hand. I was so little back then and I could still remember.

[@ruthcordle7939]

I don't like scary dolls so from moive and hard looking st them so I have got a fear of them

[@hackzyk9210]

I have that fear too not a phobia like shake and Cry whenever you see it Mines is like goosebump And Anxiety

[@radhikagupta1790]

its not a phobia of dolls..its more like a phobia of a spirit or something inside that doll..

[@thomasplouffe1363]

I don’t understand how you can be afraid of dolls, it’s a plastic toy that can’t do anything. I can understand a super young kid being afraid of electric dolls but anything else is just pathetic

[@canthalloweenvalentine]

i remember seeing this when i was younger, i felt horrible for this poor woman but i'm so glad she was able to overcome her fear of dolls! and i loved the fact that her daughter wanted a skelita calaveras doll!

[@kyematthews816]

Thanks annabelle and Chucky

[@nikandevaspeakman]

Exactly! These films created quite a few phobias for sure.

[@corrinaortiz2332]

I like doll but porcelain dolls scare the shit out of me.

[@jeorgecloenyvalentino7597]

Alrt me tell you something my family always scare me when i was a kid and i jump that i bohnce my head and i feel always dolls gonna kill me always specially chucky

[@tricia4605]

I have a phobia of dolls, my sister had one before....I begged my mom for years to get rid of it. We then did when I swear I saw it moving. When I was younger though, I saw and heard things. So could have just been me.

[@nikandevaspeakman]

Children are encouraged to use their imagination which is wonderful, but can lead to fears on occasion.

[@EnderUser]

Baby dolls and barbie dolls ahhh

[@radhikakj583]

Why ?i have no reason to explain?

[@angelaschultz9218]

i own living dead dolls and some baby dolls and barbies

[@annaf1588]

IM SCARED TO DEATH OF DOLLS!!!!!!!!!😭😭😭I USED TO NOT BE BUT WHEN I GOT MY AMERICAN GIRL I HAD TO LOCK IT UP JUST SO I COULD SLEEP!!!!(barbies aren't as bad for me tho mostly bigger ones like american girls and baby dolls)

[@bantasaurusdavidadon7724]

Poor lady

[@NightOwlGames]

im a fully grown man scared of dolls how can this be? i cant stand them, they creepy maybe i seen too many horror movies where the doll is evil!, Chucky and Annabelle makes my anxiety hit the roof, one moment they lifeless next moment they moving and trying to kill someone.

[@MsEnglishtea]

I have the biggest fear of dolls but I can sort of deal with the barbie dolls they are not as bad baby dolls and porcelains... I forget to breathe whenever I'm around them. The same goes with living dead dolls who ever came up with that is a sick bastard.

[@Violet_GameingVv]

im also terrfied let me tell you the story when i was a kid about 6 or 5 years old i saw this pretty doll on a news papper i asked my mom if she could buy me it she said yes after a few days we went to the shop it was snowing my brother and my mom silped she end uped breaking her leg but she didnt know yet... i picked a doll and we went home i played with it alot but i when i went to bed i had a terrafieing night mare i got scread in the dream becuase it moved its eyes then i woke up.the end

[@leannetaylor1479]

I have a phobia of dolls too! 😐😣😥

[@lilianasarmiento5034]

Not just no, but hell no

[@TheJoker-wr1cp]

It’s the uncanny valley

[@Sid3300]

I don't have that much of a reaction to dolls. But I don't really like them, they make me feel kinda uncomfortable sometimes.

[@akilahphillip6387]

Not me seeing the title and start shaking I'm not as scared as her but if I were to look at them for 5 minutes I would probably start crying it's something about that eyes it's just really really creepy that's why I've never EVER watched Annabelle and if it ever starts moving I'm literally going to probably pass out or have a panic attack

[@nikandevaspeakman]

Oh dear! Do take a look at our phobia film where we share tips to help.

[@akilahphillip6387]

@@nikandevaspeakman thank you I hope it helps

[@eliana6721]

Dolls...Are just NO

[@asn11998]

I also have fear of dolls and may problem is i cant even look or touch of it, i cant even watch the video, i also want my daughter to have a doll like any other kid but the thing isang im afraid of it

[@radhikakj583]

I have also a fear of dolls especially these kindly of dolls barbie

[@laibaasad7373]

I do have this phobia to an extend. . the dolls who's eyes goes open n close... I just can't stand it ... even in toy shop I watch carefully where am I standing... I even don't get close to their box too.. I'm married n having 2 boys.. still I can't overcome my this phobia... even I don't like mannequin...

[@sarahelrod1288]

I have it to I was scheming and criening it was staring at me it was tariffing 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😔😟☹️😩

[@HhhHhh-fn4qp]

All of you, how do you feel about chucky? Because he's like my worst fear. Other dolls semi bother me. But chucky is the worst for me. Like I get a hot sensation every time I look at him

[@LRowe-e1x]

Some Dolls can be creepy I have a fear of clowns

[@nikandevaspeakman]

Hi, sorry to hear this, please do take a look around the rest of our KZbin channel as we do have specific videos on phobias and clowns which you might find useful!

[@taybegamin_8645]

Wow thought I was the only one who had this phobia

[@nikandevaspeakman]

It is more common that you think, we have worked with it many times.

[@jaredsantiago7733]

I have fear of them too I don't like glass eyed dolls they scare me and they warned me away. I have Dollphobia

[@sofiasantos4866]

UHHHhhHhh Don’t you just hate raggedy Ann? I hate those dolls!

[@eliana6721]

Today my parents made me let my dogs out. Right by the door is stairs and by the stairs is a door then in the room with the outside door they locked me in. I Screamed on the top of my lungs and cried and they do it as a joke! >:/