delete_ (remove)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Oct-11 13:57:54 UTC
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@ceruleanspark I used to be phobic. Couldn't deal with balloons at all without flipping out in rage and sadness and generally becoming a nuisance. Eventually, when that became such of an issue that I jumped out of a window, I started consulting the Internet and buying my own balloons to counter those reactions. And it kinda just flipped-over. Turns out there's a thin line between fear and excitement. | For me in particular, it's largely the sounds and anticipation that make it exhilarating, interesting, and curious. Visually, it's fun too to watch others having fun with them, or just to see neat balloons. There's tactile in there too- few physical objects we have can squish or make that shift from soft to solid with applied pressure like balloons tend to. | Anticipation of popping. (Burst not required.) I don't care for sharp things, or popping with sharp things. I adore the idea of squishing something until it explodes being treated as fun instead of wrong/punishment like in games..
