Collection, nostalgia and mourning: Search for babies reborn goes from children to the elderly

Reborn babies, hyperrealist dolls who simulate newborns, have won a diverse audience, including since children until elderly .

In an interview with CNN a Artisan Bruna Graciotto, expert in the creation of these dolls He stated that there is no age limit to become a “mother” of a Reborn baby or to collect them.

“They are used for various reasons,” explains the artisan, highlighting the variety of purposes that lead people to acquire these dolls.

Among the reasons pointed out by Graciotto for the acquisition of babies Reborn, are:

  • Collectiveism: Some people get them simply for the pleasure of collecting.
  • Nostalgia: Mothers who want to remember the time when their children were babies.
  • Mourning: Individuals who lost their children and find comfort in the presence of the dolls.

The artisan emphasizes that each client has a unique motivation, making the universe of babies reborn a complex and multifaceted phenomenon.

Psychological impact

According to Psychiatrist Daniel Barros attachment to these dolls is not a recent phenomenon, existing for over a decade.

Barros points out that people usually cling to various objects, such as pens and books, and that the case of Reborn babies is no different.

The psychiatrist emphasizes that, in most cases, people who give names and even documents to the dolls are just playing and have not lost contact with reality. “They have not lost contact with reality, they are playing,” says Barros.

However, the expert warns that the situation becomes worrying when the person believes the doll is real. “The problem is when the person puts a reality that does not exist, that he [o bebê reborn] It’s really your little boy and that he needs care. ”However, it reinforces that they do not believe these people are majority.

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This content was originally published in collection, nostalgia and mourning: Search for babies Reborn goes from children to elderly on CNN Brazil.

Source: CNN Brasil

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