How common is pediophobia (fear of dolls)?

Question

Ive been terrified of dolls for ages and ive only just found out theres a name for it! Was wondering if anyone knew how common it was compared to other phobias?

Answer 1

My stepdad has a phobia of dolls. He can't be in the same room as one. He hates the feeling of being stared at.

Answer 2

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how common is pediophobia (fear of dolls)?
Ive been terrified of dolls for ages and ive only just found out theres a name for it! Was wondering if anyone knew how common it was compared to other phobias?

Answer 3

Pediophobia

Answer 4

Pediophobia, or fear of dolls, is relatively common. It is believed to be a type of automatonophobia, or fear of humanoid figures. Some people are afraid of all dolls and stuffed toys, while others fear only a specific type. Dolls that talk or move and old-fashioned china dolls are especially common targets of fear.

Answer 5

If people didn't find dolls creepy, they wouldn't display them as terrifying in movies (Poltergeist, Chuckie). It's a fairly common phobia, but not as common as arachnophobia, which apparently affects 10% of all adults.

Answer 6

pretty common, im afraid of dolls, but i am afraid of A LOT of things like the stupidest (in my opinion) is the fear of large words. the word for it is large so you look it up!

Answer 7

im afraid of dolls. im a guy whose 18. i cant standing "chucky" or "dead silence." doll movie will make me so paranoid. how common is it? not sure, but im pretty sure, it is common enough to have a spefic name under "phobias"

Answer 8

dolls scare me too. 0_o srsly