This took me another reading before I understood that the globophobia is of small balloons: Not hot air balloons. That could have a relationship to fear of flying, which may not paranoia when the plane is going down in flames.
Perhaps it is the sudden, loud, sharp sound that is the root of the phobia. I wonder how many phobias have that trigger. I do not fear (phobia) "yapping rats," but their sharp, sudden, snarling barks provoke me sufficient to despise their owners. If you want a pet, get one. Get a cat if you want a small one or get a big dog. Big dogs usually utter a growl before going berserk and you do not have to bend over so far to pat their head. I have never been startled by the "woof" of a big dog.
"The avalanche has started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote." -Ambassador Kosh Naranek
