A 2026 analysis in *Queer Voices* indicates that for individuals experiencing negative interpersonal experiences, the lesbian sex doll may primarily function as a source of emotional stability or comfort. It doesn't encourage users to escape reality forever, but rather helps them re-examine the nature of intimacy, practice physical contact and trust, and thus psychologically prepare them for real-life relationships, from a safe distance. This mediating healing allows broken emotional connections to be rebuilt.