On the Sexual Interest in Balloons

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So You Think You’ve Got a Balloon Fetish...

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Theories (continued)

Attitudes

not a survey [biased sample], but a list of issues to be evaluated against the readers basic ethical/moral/religious beliefs

voyeurism, trickery, false representation, non-consentual involvement

pedophilia

‘open’ (out of the closet) or ‘closed’

right or wrong? sin or harmless?

Most accept it; some would prefer not to have it; some have tried to lose it by ignoring it (not successful, but not surprising: successes would not be known to the group)

attitude of partners: not understanding; jealousy

Treatment

since generally accepted, not a topic often discussed

Baker (behaviour therapy)

‘systematic desensitisation’ (Osborne)

TO DO:

read all other pages and interpolate

read resources

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