A fear of dolls may manifest during early childhood. Included on this site is the detailed information below, a Phobia Types tab to help viewers understand phobias and the specific types and finally various books, treatments, tips to help with phobias. Pediophobia refers to the hypothetical fear about dolls. Some individuals suffering from this fear may avoid going to department stores that they know have these displays. Fear Of Dolls. Some have a fear of Kewpie dolls. Some have a fear of only antique dolls, old collectible dolls, or dolls with glass eyes. Since dolls are redirected to children, pediophobia is suffered mainly by children. Pediophobia (Fear of dolls) I already have teraphobia and I think I may have pediophobia too. Other doll fears can create anxiety when a person glances at a store mannequin. A fear of dolls does have a proper name, pediophobia, classified under the broader fear of humanoid figures (automatonophobia) and related to pupaphobia, a fear of … The pediophobia is an irrational fear of dolls. $8.91 — Audio CD, July 13, 2010 "Please retry" $6.65 . Almost all girls get dolls as a toy. A person with pediophobia would usually hide any dolls they encounter or refuse to go near them. Not just the horror ones, but all of them. But I am really scared of dolls. Things like barbies don’t scare me but those bigger ones do. This phobia is part of the automatonophobia, which is the irrational fear of any object representing a human being: dolls, mannequins, humanoid robots, puppets and so on. The type of dolls that people with this phobia fear can vary greatly. I have been scared of dolls for a long time. Strategy #4 for Overcoming Pediophobia or the Fear of Dolls: “Treat fear as a call to action.” – As an extension of strategy #3, Inc. magazine recommends reframing your notion of your fear of dolls. This phobia belongs to the class of automatonophobia, fear of inanimate objects (puppets, wax figures, dolls, animatronics) that wrongly emulate the characteristics of living beings. Listen Now with Amazon Music : Lullabies For Aborted Children "Please retry" Amazon Music Unlimited: Price New from Used from MP3 Music, July 3, 2010 "Please retry" $8.91 . See all 2 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Pediophobia is the fear of dolls. ← Back to: List of phobias Pediophobia is the fear of dolls, a branch of automophobia. Seeing a doll makes the phobic person believe that he is in some sort of danger, despite being safe. 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