Thats interesting and I think theres almost always a cause in childhood for our fears if indeed we arnt born with them. For me it was when I was a child also and my Mum blew up a yellow balloon and drew a face on it. I played happily with the balloon and wondered at the smiling face for a while then patted it against a vase of roses on the table. Bang! I was tarumatised by both the loud sudden noise and also the fact that my nice smiling balloon was gone in a flash and a bang. It then stuck with me as you will know yourself.
Is it normal to be nervous of blowing balloons up?
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Thats interesting and I think theres almost always a cause in childhood for our fears if indeed we arnt born with them. For me it was when I was a child also and my Mum blew up a yellow balloon and drew a face on it. I played happily with the balloon and wondered at the smiling face for a while then patted it against a vase of roses on the table. Bang! I was tarumatised by both the loud sudden noise and also the fact that my nice smiling balloon was gone in a flash and a bang. It then stuck with me as you will know yourself.