Phobia Success Stories

Pediophobia is a rare and intense fear of dolls. Donna Dean has had the phobia since she was a toddler, sometimes fainting at the sight of dolls. She has two young daughters, therefore Donna’s fear definitely incapacitates her joy and happiness with her children.

Pediophobia is a phobia of dolls. 21-year old Stacy’s fear is triggered by a range of dolls (specifically the eyes on dolls) from old-fashioned china dolls and porcelain dolls, to dolls that talk and move.

This fear, called pediophobia, can be triggered by popular culture, horror movies, or another traumatic event even loosely related to dolls. Jenny’s fear is triggered by barbie dolls, especially if the arms of a doll gets pulled off. However even if Jenny touches a doll, she becomes hysterical.