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I am AFRAID of… balloons!!! Notice the eyes in this picture of me blowing up balloons for my pre-wedding party (Engagement Party). My future wife did not even know my fear then and there was no way I was going to tell her!! So, I grabbed the dam balloons and did what I had to DO!
I have no fear of heights (Hypsiphobia). I have no fear of snakes (Ophidiophobia). I don’t even have Necrophobia, a fear of death. NOPE! My fear and phobia is balloons!Â
I get anxious around them and avoid them whenever possible. Laugh if you must, but it is true!! This type of anxiety is classified as an “uncommon phobia†called Globophobia. Actually, it’s a rather common fear.
My anxiety over the dreaded balloons has been under control; I’m glad the sweating and panic attacks are gone. I can, however, trace my “issue†back to one night in my life. I was interviewed once by a fellow blogger and asked,
What is your strangest fear?
Read in Full:Â http://blogs.psychcentral.com/humor/2010/08/name-that-phobia-fear-of-balloons-globophobia/