Does anyone have this fear? or am i just crazy?
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HELP ME OUT!
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You are not crazy as many people have a fear of loud noises in general and balloons in particular.
Like any fear, once you realize that it is irrational and that it can't harm you then it will go away. When you face down a fear, they tend to go away.
How about this: Start with a partially filled balloon and pop it with a pin and you will realize that it didn't hurt you. Try it again and again with slightly more air pressure each time. Gradual desensitization is the name of the game.
i think you are making it up
probably had a bad experience with them when you were little.
your just crazy.
a bit dramatic too if you ask me.
My dog is scared of balloons popping, if one pops near him he runs away and/or hides. He shivers too. The same thing happens when he is near those party poppers.
Not sure how to help you but you can rest assure you are not alone. The older daughter of a former co-worker of mine had that fear as well. We went to the fair some years back and any ballon that came near her, she would cower away from.
Hah, this actually sounds exactly like me.
I had an intense fear of balloons when I was younger.
My brothers and sisters used to put balloons in the hallway so I wouldn't leave my room.
I also was terrified of band-aids.
Now I'm afraid of balloons and band-aids because I'm allergic to them. Oh, the irony.
But, nope, you're not crazy.
There's at least one other person in this world like you.
:D
Everybody has quirky phobias. It's nothing to worry about.
I guy at school was like that. People bothered him really bad about it, it was really sad. But know it's not weird and you're not crazy. There's a phobia for everything you could think of out there! So don't feel too weird!
sounds like a realistic fear ... i could see why you would be afraid of em i wont eat croutons lol
i think lots of ppl dont like balloons. on maury there is a guy thats afraid of balloons and if u want to see how to not be afraid of them then go to youtube and search fear of balloons and stuff.. trust me it works
It seems like you have a balloon phobia, It's okay. There are some people that are afraid of breathing. Your not crazy.
omg my friends has the same fear we are helpin her ovr come it... the same thing happened to her she had a ballon pop in her face when she was little and now she is terrified of them.. the sound they make the popping every thing bout them scares her u just need to be around alot of popping ballons to wear the sound becomes numb an it does not matter tou any more. its all n ur head trust me
Your are not crazy just the reaction of the explosion of the ballon.
I don't like those really small horses. It just doesn't seem right...
no.. you are not crazy. i hate the sound of balloons popping and it always made me nervous. I used to run past the game at the carnival where they shoot water guns in the clowns mouth to inflate a balloon. The first person who's balloon pops wins the prize. I hate that. I had a bad experience as well when I was younger and I blew up one of those huge balloons and it popped. Well, I don't know how to cure it because I would have been cured myself if I knew.
i dont like that either. im not terrified but i was when i was younger.
everyone has something that they are afraid of, Its not silly to you! Just warn people before they blow one up or rub some together, that the sounds really bother you, like nails on a chalkboard to some other people. Good Luck
Me too... I really don't like them to be in my face. I just hate the noise when they pop... I think maybe I'm afraid a piece of the balloon will hit me in my eye too... I am always nervous if I have to blow them up by mouth, so I never blow them up all the way... and I cringe when I see someone using the helium cannister to inflate them... I always felt I was a little childish about it. Sometimes I feel like I'm a little too uptight, but I can't help it... like when I go to a party with my godson, he always wants to sit on my lap and play with balloons and hold them near my face... I hate it!
I dunno what would help... maybe just get a whole bag of those big balloons (the big ones were always the worst) and blow them up and then pop them all (((lol, I would wear some kind of eye protection, like goggles, if I were you))). Maybe try and make it silly and funny, like sit on them and pop them. Maybe even blow some up until they pop. They say you have to face your fears to overcome them. Hey.. I just thought of a good idea... Why don't you wear earplugs while you pop them, that way the noise won't be so bad! Let me know how it goes. Good luck!
I'm afraid of my shadow don't feel bad!
I love balloons, but they kind of make me nervous too because I HATE to be startled & a balloon popping is startling. bizzar phobias may occasionally get you laughed at, but as long as it isn't interfering with your life, I wouldn't worry about it. If it is then get some help
I've had that fear but it seems to have dwindled some. It's taken forever though - I'm 36. The popping is the worst but I have this bizarre fear of losing a balloon, you know the kind with helium? When I was a kid, my mom would take us to Disneyland and buy me a balloon but she would warn me to the point of scaring me that I better not let it go or it will be gone for good. I think it's because she was a single mother and these trips were very expensive for her but jeez! She made me so scared that till this day, I'm paranoid when my nieces have balloons because I'm afraid that they'll lose them and all hell will break lose. To be honest, I don't think they'd care if they did lose them! It seems so ridiculous when I put it in writing.
ha ha ha u joke
i wish i could do something for you...but i am suffering from the same problem
i really like megalomaniac's suggestion
you should try it
facing your fears is the toughest thing to do, but the most rewarding
and dont be ashamed.. there is nothing weird about being afraid of balloons
im so scared of heights that looking down from the first story of a mall makes me dizzy and freaks me out!!
Hi there,
Do not be ashamed or afraid that people will judge you because of this fear. Many people have the fear of loud noises similar to the popping of a balloon; it is called phonophiba. I researched the web briefly to find that there are several websites dedicated to people with this phobia.
Hope this helps,
Kelly McBride, RDMS
Most likly a childhood experience triggered this fear.
Naturally you as all humans are afraid of two things; fear of loud noises and of falling. You are very normal in the popping aspect. The rest of fears that plague humans are based on either a bad experience usually when you are young or it is taught to you probably by your parents.
Just so you know I worked in a restaurant where we would have to blow up 10-15 balloons in the morning and then had to pop them at night. I often got the honor of popping them because almost every employee was afraid or freaked out at the thought of doing it.
There are a lot of people with that fear, some of them are in their 80's and older. So no you are not going crazy, there are many different things that people are afraid of. You proably could pick anything out, and fine someone who had a few of it.
The exact same thing happened to my dog. When he was a puppy a balloon popped near him and really scared him and his entire life he has been so afraid of them. I suppose you need to spend time getting use to balloons and overcome your fear.
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