There's this girl at my school. She's kind of wierd. today, I was touching a balloon that one of my teachers had hung up, and the girl was screaming, nooooooo. saying don't touch it. wait until I'm gone. And when the girl left one of her close friends pulled me to the side and told me that she has a phobia of balloons and she doesn't know why. Do you think something in her childhood caused it? Why is she so weird?
2007-10-16 15:03:38 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Afraid of it exploding near them.
It's possible that something happened in her childhood that caused this, like if it exploded in her face and it terrified her. Happened to my little cousin and he didn't get near balloons for years.
2007-10-16 15:05:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have two reasons whysomeone would dislike balloons. One is that they love drama and the balloon you were fondling was a great catalyst to give them a stage. Secon, some people cannot stand the thought of waiting for a balloon to pop. I experience some miniscule level anxiety as I inflate a balloon...will it pop? is it going to pop? why isn't it popped yet? Maybesomeonereally doesn't like the surprise.
2007-10-16 22:11:35 · answer #2 · answered by Maz69 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people associate the sound of a balloon popping with some traumatic episode of their past. Vietnam vets are known to jump when a car backfires--it sounds like mortar fire to them. It could be a plain vanilla fear, like the rest of us are afraid of heights or public speaking, or it could be linked to something in her childhood.
TX Mom
Not an expert
2007-10-16 22:08:11 · answer #3 · answered by TX Mom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's the popping when you least expect it. I am not afraid of balloons, but I'm not crazy about them either for that reason.
2007-10-16 22:07:20 · answer #4 · answered by maxmom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
could b 4 various reasons...my guess is that she mite have had one explode in her face or near her ears and she mite have freaked out about that and now she's afraid it'll happen again...or maybe she's afraid she'll swallow it...i kno it's like "wth?" but my friend and i were watching the simpsons once and homer swallowed a balloon or sumthing and he totally bugged out...i think it's hilarious but thats just me
2007-10-16 22:19:04 · answer #5 · answered by J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hate it when balloons pop. Or any kind of loud startling noise. I don't blame her!
2007-10-16 22:10:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Too strange. I have a friend who is afraid of cotton. I pulled out a Q-tip one day and she freaked.
2007-10-16 22:07:28 · answer #7 · answered by Jason 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm scared of baloons cause of the popping noise
2007-10-16 22:08:02 · answer #8 · answered by wutsup? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's a strange phobia.. but then again it's a strange would... maybe a bad childhood experience
2007-10-17 03:04:28 · answer #9 · answered by Sachi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could go back to the time where this girl was at the circus, and a clown with balloons killed her dad.
2007-10-16 22:06:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋