Jan 22, 2013

Dammit Doll, Novelty Anger-Release Tool, is One Hot Item Around the CountryBy WPTV.com

Got anger and feel like slamming something against the wall? Or perhaps you’re just expressing a light, quirky sense of humor? Either way, the Dammit Doll, a 12-inch, stuffed fabric doll marketed as a novelty anger-release tool, is one hot item around the country that has been flying off the shelves of a few Naples retailers recently. Local merchants such as Bruno, Exquisite Gift Shop and the Paper Merchant are stocking up again in the hopes that the trend will continue.

But why is this little stuffed “person” so popular? Is the human replica a benign gift, or could it be a sign of these times when road rage is a real concern and rampage killing is too frequent front-page news?

Rosemary McCullough, a psychologist at the Counseling Associates in Naples, said while hitting a Dammit Doll is not going to have far-reaching consequences in most cases, not dealing with the reasons for the anger could.

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