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Question: How do you live with (globophobia) fear of balloons?

(Posted by: Carlos on 2007-11-28 18:05:47)

If I am alone I can blow up balloon & even hold the balloon and even play with it. But when I am around people I get scared that they will pop the balloon.

Posted by: Chrissy C on 2007-11-28, 18:09:05

Suck it up and quite being so scared of stupid shit

Posted by: Moni S on 2007-11-28, 18:08:37

Wow u can c a psychologist. theyre great with curing phobias.

Posted by: Kelsey in Ephraim on 2007-11-28, 18:08:47

WHAT?? I don't understand the question...

Posted by: piogler on 2007-11-28, 18:09:02

Ok wel you dotn trust them so how about you wear a hat that would cover you and might silence some of the blow and it will be cool

Posted by: r c on 2007-11-28, 18:09:05

I avoid birthdays and circuses its painful

Posted by: justme111 on 2007-11-28, 18:09:08

Avoid ballons?? heres a website that might help: changethatsrightnow.com/ problem_detail.asp?SDID= 6525:1943

Posted by: Dil T on 2007-11-28, 18:09:09

Just dont go to parties around ballons, you dont see ballons a lot in your everyday life, though just try to prevent it by not going to such parties or ask the person hosting the parties to limit the balloons.

Posted by: gong7000000 on 2007-11-28, 18:09:38

Well dont go to parties. or places where balloons are present.

Posted by: ~mobabe~ on 2007-11-28, 18:09:38

Don't blow up balloons around other people and if you must then move to a corner where they can't come up on the sides or behind you without you seeing them. You might try blowing one up, when you are alone, until it pops to confront your fear. Then you have the control and will find that it won't actually harm you. You might first try to blow up some balloons and sit on them to get the feeling of the popping before having it go off in your face. I have blown up a balloon until it pops, it startled me a bit but there was no other discomfort.

Posted by: mswords4u on 2007-11-28, 18:09:39

Stay away from balloons around people if you can. My friend does,cause it hurts his ears.

Posted by: Deanna on 2007-11-28, 18:09:50

YOu know what you do.... pop a balloon yourself.... then you can kill those awful scary balloons whats worse is if you have necrophobia... the fear of humans

Posted by: FeatherHead on 2007-11-28, 18:09:58

It shouldn't be much of an issue...you shouldn't come into contact with balloons too often...keep ear plugs handy...

Posted by: Tommy W on 2007-11-28, 18:10:08

I know it is hard. I fear cotton. Just try and avoid it as much as possible. That's what I try to do.

Posted by: Tabbykat on 2007-11-28, 18:10:08

So do I. But, one time, I was with my cousins and one of my cuzs asked me to pop some extra birthday balloons for her son my other cousin, so...my grandma is seventy three and she did it...so,, I thought, WHAT THE HECK! JUST DO IT!!

Posted by: santabuck54 on 2007-11-28, 18:10:10

I would avoid carnivals and especially clowns, not sure how a person would go about finding a solution to a problem like this.

Posted by: narbo16 on 2007-11-28, 18:11:05

I did not even know this existed but you should pop all of the balloons before someone else pops them.(if a party say you like to pop em all at the end or if they are going to pop it go out of the room untill they poped it)

Posted by: EvilLawnGnome on 2007-11-28, 18:11:16

You should see a counsler. and only take baloons around people you trust.tell them about your phobia and theyll understand.

Posted by: krzylove on 2007-11-28, 18:12:39

Go to chagethatsrightnow.com . they have a program that may be able to help you.

Posted by: starcrssdlover on 2007-11-28, 18:14:00

Do you have any idea what Freud would say about this??? Play with your blown-up balloon all you want....but really---you should work on getting laid, and forget the expensive therapy.

Posted by: Madelyn <3 on 2007-11-28, 18:18:17

Wow, some of these answers are really ignorant. everyone is scared of something ! its a difficult situation because its a shame to have to live your life in fear and miss out on parties and places with balloon. maybe you could see a psychiatrist to look for ways to cope with you fear (i know probably not the answer you were looking for). all i can say is being scared is a choice. it may seem extremely hard at times but if you get the help you need you can overcome the fear and live life to the fullest. good luck and best of wishes :)