Trending sa social media ang mga manikang tinatawag na "Reborn Dolls" na diumano'y nakatutulong daw mabawasan ang mga sintomas ng anxiety, depression at dementia. Panoorin ang buong kuwento sa video na ito.
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00:00 Usually, we treat dolls as a toy.
00:03 But do you know, my dear viewers,
00:05 that some people use dolls
00:08 to reduce the symptoms of their mental health condition.
00:13 These dolls are called therapy dolls or reborn dolls.
00:17 They look like regular dolls,
00:21 but they can help people who are experiencing anxiety,
00:27 depression, or even dementia.
00:30 Katrina Son met some people
00:33 who are experiencing a big change
00:35 because of these dolls.
00:37 Sometimes, when we are sad,
00:41 we look for someone to share our sadness
00:44 to ease our sadness.
00:45 Companionship is one of the basic human needs.
00:49 They come in all forms.
00:51 It can be our friends, siblings,
00:53 sometimes pets,
00:55 and sometimes, we find them in reborn dolls.
00:58 Reborn dolls are trending on social media.
01:12 They are dolls that are made to look like human infants.
01:18 Most reborn doll owners are doll collectors,
01:21 but there are people who consider them companions.
01:24 And sometimes, they use them as a coping mechanism.
01:27 I met Arlene.
01:33 Before she fell in love with reborn dolls,
01:36 did you know that she was scared of dolls?
01:38 I was scared of dolls.
01:40 And I didn't grow up playing with dolls
01:43 since I grew up from a military family.
01:44 Why are you scared of dolls?
01:46 I feel like,
01:48 since they look like dolls,
01:49 when they move,
01:52 I get scared. It's creepy.
01:55 She only had reborn dolls
01:58 when her son bought them.
02:00 And now, she has more than 100 dolls.
02:05 It's not just a collection
02:08 that is just next to her closet.
02:10 She also learned to take care of them
02:12 like they are real children.
02:14 So, it's like your mother came out
02:16 because you take care of your children.
02:19 When you saw the dolls, did you feel the same?
02:21 My son told me one word
02:23 that was touching.
02:25 He told me,
02:26 "Mommy, you're my hero.
02:28 You fix everything for me."
02:30 It's just touching.
02:32 At the same time,
02:34 while I was taking care of the dolls,
02:36 we also bonded as mothers.
02:38 We get closer to each other
02:40 because of the dolls.
02:41 But not all dolls here are reborn dolls.
02:46 Is this considered reborn?
02:48 Yes, it's reborn.
02:49 Usually, when it's reborn,
02:51 the dolls are realistic
02:53 and handmade.
02:55 It's not machine-made.
02:56 Most of them are weighted.
02:59 They are put in a heavy weight
03:00 so that once they are lifted,
03:02 it's like...
03:04 Yes.
03:05 I don't know how to lift a child, but...
03:07 Look at the feel.
03:10 And the nose.
03:12 The inside.
03:13 Oh, cute.
03:15 In the United States of America,
03:17 reborn dolls started in the mid-1990s.
03:20 Doll enthusiasts invented it
03:23 to make realistic dolls.
03:26 Their value today is around P10,000
03:29 depending on its quality.
03:32 Unlike toy dolls,
03:34 they need to be handled with care.
03:37 They are also sensitive
03:38 like real babies.
03:40 They are made of silicon material
03:43 that is prone to tearing and damage.
03:46 Some of the reborn dolls
03:48 use their own tools,
03:49 like a plancha,
03:50 blower,
03:51 and powder.
03:52 Wow, so fancy!
03:54 However,
03:55 they can't speak or cry
03:58 like a real baby.
04:00 The name of this for today's video
04:02 is Joy Joy or Joy.
04:05 They say that this is used
04:07 to take care of babies.
04:10 They say that they use this powder
04:12 so that the paint on the dolls
04:14 can be removed easily.
04:17 They say that this is very delicate
04:18 like a baby.
04:20 As you can see,
04:21 the paint is very detailed.
04:23 There are even nerves.
04:26 There, you can see it.
04:27 And of course,
04:28 this is used to remove
04:30 the wrinkles on the clothes.
04:32 There.
04:33 We will make sure that
04:35 the clothes have no wrinkles.
04:37 There.
04:38 Of course,
04:39 we need to clean it.
04:42 Let's clean the bangs.
04:44 There.
04:45 There.
04:46 So that it looks like a happy baby.
04:49 There.
04:50 There.
04:51 It smells good.
04:53 Joy Joy smells good.
04:55 There.
04:56 We are ready to wash.
04:59 When they are born,
05:01 they also need to be bathed.
05:03 Even though they can't speak
05:05 or hug like a real baby,
05:07 the help of Reborn Dolls
05:09 to Erwin is big.
05:11 He has experienced
05:12 what is called postpartum depression.
05:15 A condition
05:17 where there is a change
05:18 in the hormone levels of a woman
05:20 after giving birth
05:22 and it affects her mental health.
05:25 What do these dolls
05:26 tell you in your life?
05:28 In the life of your children?
05:30 I went through postpartum depression.
05:33 They helped me a lot.
05:35 I didn't expect that
05:37 they would help me
05:38 in the way that I fix their hair.
05:40 My stress is gone
05:42 because I am worried
05:44 instead of worrying,
05:46 I think of what to do.
05:48 We can't control it
05:49 the more we go through it.
05:51 Some people have believed
05:53 that these things can relieve them
05:55 from a specific trauma
05:56 and it benefits their mental health.
05:58 So some argue that
05:59 treating a doll as a real child
06:00 can exacerbate feelings of loneliness
06:02 and depression.
06:03 Although,
06:04 this is not a perk
06:05 if it is removed from them.
06:08 There are tendencies
06:10 that it varies from person to person.
06:12 Some of them can live
06:13 through depression
06:14 especially if they realize
06:16 that it's really not real
06:17 or it's gone.
06:18 Their thoughts and even feelings
06:21 can be redirected.
06:24 So it's usually advisable
06:26 that aside from the reborn dolls,
06:28 it's good to seek therapy
06:30 or consultation
06:31 in replacement with the reborn doll.
06:33 They also have other adaptive things
06:36 that can be done
06:38 to make their coping healthier.
06:40 Many people are still not open
06:42 when they see that you're taking care of a doll.
06:45 They still have a different opinion.
06:47 Is that right?
06:48 I'm thankful that everyone around me
06:50 is open to such things.
06:53 This is their way
06:55 to forget their problems.
06:58 Depression is common.
07:00 So I'm glad that
07:02 those are simple dolls.
07:04 But for me, they're not dolls.
07:06 They are companions.
07:08 They are stress relievers.
07:10 The comfort that dolls give
07:13 is not measured by age.
07:15 Just like 75-year-old
07:18 Grandma Gloria
07:20 who always has good vibes
07:22 whenever she has a visitor.
07:23 I hope I'm always happy
07:30 because you're the one
07:34 who's always visiting.
07:39 Thank you, brother and sister.
07:44 Thank you.
07:47 She always carries her message
07:50 to the people around her.
07:53 But the smile and happiness
07:55 of Grandma Gloria
07:57 is a battle and a strong one
08:00 when she was young.
08:01 She's very brave.
08:02 A brave mother
08:04 who's not soft.
08:06 She's a bad person.
08:07 Maybe because we're a lot
08:09 and she's having a hard time.
08:10 She's also stressed.
08:11 She's always angry and shouting.
08:13 According to Amie,
08:15 they're used to it
08:16 whenever Grandma Gloria
08:18 is in beast mode.
08:19 But this year,
08:21 they noticed that
08:22 there's something different
08:23 in the way their mother moves.
08:25 When she was 71-72,
08:27 we noticed a lot of symptoms
08:30 that are not usual.
08:33 She has memory loss.
08:35 She has a lot of anger issues.
08:37 She's always angry.
08:39 That's number one.
08:40 And she always disappears.
08:42 We thought that's because
08:43 she's getting old.
08:45 So it's getting worse.
08:47 The arrival of age
08:50 is about forgetting.
08:52 But as time goes by,
08:54 it seems like Grandma Gloria
08:56 is forgetting a lot.
08:59 When she does CPR,
09:01 she doesn't die.
09:03 Sometimes, she gets a fever.
09:05 And the stove,
09:06 when she boils water,
09:09 she doesn't die.
09:10 She's almost burnt a few times.
09:13 My brother used to get angry.
09:15 We thought she's just forgetting.
09:17 But it turns out that
09:18 she's really losing her mind.
09:20 Even though their names are siblings,
09:22 Grandma Gloria has already forgotten.
09:25 She remembers everything
09:26 by just the name.
09:28 Like me,
09:29 she doesn't remember my name.
09:31 That's why she calls me "Ma".
09:33 Ma!
09:34 Because of the changes
09:36 in Grandma Gloria's movements,
09:38 she passed her children
09:39 to a psychiatrist.
09:42 Until then,
09:43 when we had her checked up,
09:45 all the symptoms that the doctor said
09:48 that she was asked about
09:49 were still too much for her.
09:51 Alzheimer's, dementia,
09:53 she's still in the mid-stage.
09:55 She was already diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
09:58 There are medicines
10:00 that were prescribed for Grandma Gloria.
10:02 And there are also therapies
10:04 like playing a puzzle.
10:06 Aside from exercising Grandma's brain cells,
10:09 this is also the bonding time
10:11 with her children.
10:13 It's heart-pounding.
10:18 It doesn't fit.
10:20 But this is not Grandma Gloria's favorite toy.
10:25 Meet Jennifer and Maricar,
10:28 the two reborn dolls
10:30 that Grandma Gloria always carries.
10:33 No matter where in their house,
10:36 Grandma always carries
10:38 Jennifer and Maricar.
10:40 She takes care of both of them.
10:43 At first, Jennifer was funny
10:45 because she even gave her a nickname.
10:48 "Salonga," she said.
10:50 "Jennifer Salonga."
10:51 I asked her where she got that nickname.
10:54 She just thought of it.
10:55 She just thought of the names.
10:57 And she never forgot it.
10:59 Grandma still remembers
11:01 the names of the two dolls
11:03 more than her own children.
11:06 But the gratitude of
11:09 Jennifer and Maricar is also big.
11:12 Our relationship is better
11:14 because now that she has Alzheimer's,
11:17 she's very gentle to us.
11:18 When she had a doll,
11:20 it's like she understood something.
11:23 It's like she's being taken care of.
11:25 This gives her a sense of normalcy.
11:30 This is the structure.
11:31 For example, her day.
11:33 That's part of it.
11:34 It gives her an activity,
11:37 a purpose every day.
11:39 It also helps to regulate her emotions
11:42 because we know that when there's dementia,
11:44 she also has emotional and behavioral symptoms.
11:48 So that doll can give her comfort.
11:51 Or she sees that doll as something
11:54 that gives her happiness.
11:56 She feels happy.
11:57 If she was more stubborn back then,
12:00 she would have loved and been closer to her children.
12:05 We won't let her go.
12:08 We will guide her until the end of her journey.
12:13 She's sick.
12:14 We are like sisters.
12:17 We are like one.
12:18 When we found out that she's sick,
12:20 we have our own roles.
12:24 Until now,
12:36 there are still some of us who don't understand
12:39 why some people are collecting and taking care of reborn dolls.
12:44 But on the other hand,
12:45 what's important is the happiness that comes from
12:49 those who take care of and collect reborn dolls.
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