--- In unusualphobias@yahoogroups.com, "defiant6_b4" <defiant6_b4@...>
wrote:
>
> And that phobia centers around balloons. It scares me to death when
> they pop or just the threat of it. Now just seeing balloons does not
> instantly make me terrified, but if they are being blown up and tied
> off or are near something that could easily make them pop, that's
when
> I get really scared. Had a bad experience near Christmas at an
> Applebee's where they were blowing up balloons on the helium tank and
3
> of them popped with the last one being the loudest. I was so
distressed
> that I could no longer eat my food. One of my friend's had to ask
them
> to stop inflating them so I could calm down. Talk about being majorly
> embarrassed :(
>
hi, i too am just like you, i used to be terrified about seeing a
balloon but now its just the pop or as you said the thret. im 16 and i
fell silly when some one at school or where ever has a balloon and they
are popping them then i sit there trying to discreatly put my fingers
in my ears and leave the room. if one does pop i go really weird and
have too leave whether or not im allowed.