Why do we have this fetish?

I think it's a bit like Transformers.  There are various bits which people are genetically programmed to like and in some people they happen to fit together in a different way instead of the vanilla thing.  I have a couple of other thoughts about it too.

 A nesting bird presented with a giant egg will sit on that egg rather than a real one.

It's also akin to a phobia.  Some people are irrationally afraid of balloons, but we're irrationally turned on by balloon-like things.

Besides that, it's similar to pregnancy, the increase in size of certain parts of female bodies during puberty and to an erection.

It's also a bit like epilepsy.  A fairly arbitrary stimulus such as the sight of an open safety pin can trigger epilepsy in some people, and in us, this stimulus triggers our sexual arousal.  You know how i have a tracksuit fetish as well?  Well, when i was a child, when i looked at a tracksuit it would make me hallucinate the kind of things you see when you stand up too quickly, and i think that's pretty close to having epilepsy.  Therefore, for me, it's probably quite similar to epilepsy, though not so serious.  People with fetishes supposedly have non-dominant temporal lobe "lesions".  I prefer to think of that as unusual temporal lobes.

There are other things going on as well.  This and the tracksuit thing are the remnants of a whole load of stuff i used to be into before it settled down to just these two.  It used to be bondage, hypnosis, medical stuff and some more nebulous stuff like rigidity (clear connection to erection there) and paralysis.  This is what's left.  I think people might often start off with a whole load of random stimuli and they gradually settle down.  I also think that for me, it was kept going for other, social psychological reasons.  I didn't get a girlfriend for a very, very long time partly because i obsessed about it and partly because i thought this was the only kind of sex i could have and i had low self-esteem about it.  Later on, i decided it was actually a good thing because it meant i could stop myself being sexist with it.  Later still, i decided that some women might actually want to be desired, but by then it was a permanent fixture.  So i deliberately hung onto it.  There was a period of about a year when i was about twenty when it completely went away, but it came back in earnest later.  I think that could have carried on if i'd had more success with the opposite sex.

There's also the symbolism of it being like building up to an orgasm.

 I mean, i could go on and on.  I've had lots of thoughts about it over the years but not a single, unified theory, but anyway, there are a few things about it which have passed through my head.

One there's no reason to be ashamed of liking inflation there's nothing wrong with it eveyone has something they like and is sexually attractive to them and lots of people have fetishes. Now it's not something that you sould be telling everyone about mind you it's something private that is only meant to be shared between you and someone you really trust and are intamate with. Because lets face it, as a fetish it is a little odd so not everyone is going to understand it really but, it's something you should enjoy and if you feel ashamed of it then you really can't enjoy it. And you needen't worry about being the only one around you that's into it that's what's great about the internet you can find and talk to people who are into what you're into so you don't have to feel alone. And besides not everyone is going to go around annoucing that they're into inflation lol or any other sexual fetish for that matter unless they're really open. 

And like airtankgirl said you're probably not going to find a woman who is into it inflation lovers are a minority lol and women inflation lovers are even fewer. So I would put finding someone who is into inflation as a main priority there are more important things to worry about when finding a partner. One particular fetish should not make or break a relationship so I wouldn't worry about it really.  

Chances are "wrong" connections have been made from a young age. Boys as young as three can experience erections and they do feel a very primitive, nebulous form of sexual arousal. I know this because I remember this very well. My first memory of something more concrete occuring was back in primary school (i.e aged ~6). I saw this book called "Zoo Hullabaloo" and I was utterly fascinated by one double page (it was nearly entirely illustrations): the main picture was an image of a few snakes attached to compressed gas of some kind. Of course this meant very little to me at the time but I'm pretty sure it was some kind of genesis.

Over time other fantasies developed: I liked them because they made me feel good. Again I had no idea why. Nor did I even ponder them much. But they did their job, I guess. Back then it was inflation along with some other things: shapeshifting, shrinking. But in almost all cases, I never featured myself, which I think is quite interesting. I was always an observer, a Director as it were.

Further ahead (second part of primary school i.e. ~7->10), it developed in other ways - for instance, pregnancy. At this point I was starting to introduce myself into the equation. Also at this point I started to get into, and fairly soon after became bored with, "mainstream" pornography. In fact I never liked the media involving men - unless they weren't really involved in the activities. At this point I started to enjoy BDSM more. In fact it was about the only type that actually interested me at the time.

After that it pretty much developed into a mix of inflation and BDSM, with some shiny suits mixed in.

Long story short, these kinds of things develop when one is young. You're not born with it, but it forms when one's mind is developing quickly.

To me, it implies helplessness and potential (and often) impending doom, and thus domination.  I invariably combine this with sexy women forcing this one me--hence the sexual aspect of it.  And yes, the build-up to a pop is exactly analogous to me of an orgasm; the idea of being so totally at a sexy woman's power that she can completely destroy any trace of me is the turn-on.

Guilt and secrets again. ^_^ That was brought up many times here.

That wonderful person you described has an issue with guilt. He believes that he must be guilty of his, well, aids in his and yours private life. And that you can't know about them.

Been there ^_^ I recall my first wife started puffing her belly, which was kinda cute but not helping. The problem was in me, not her. And the way we solved it back then is - sexology. Someone needs to tell your loved one that: 1. he can't be guilty about any fetish as long as it serves it's purpose and 2. he can't have secrets from you for the same reason. Sex just doesn't go along with guilt and secrets.

It can be himself, if he's into reading and believing books. Or it can be you. Or some psychologist. Anyone with authority to get to his beliefs.

You guys have had some great advice and I'm amazed at how kind you all are. I know if I don't bring it up, he never will and I want him to be able to talk about it as if it weren't unusual. I do have a slight fetish, but nothing too unusual. He knows about it, but it doesn't make him more comfortable. Would setting up a role play situation with him be too much? Like some sort of inflation thing I could do? Would you think that would turn him on? or would he just think it was odd for me to do that? If I do where would I even begin? I'm sorry, but I have done research and I still know very little about this fetish. I just want him to be happy.

I knew he was a little odd (compared to societys standards) when I met him, but that's why I fell for him. He challanged me. Made me see things from a different perspective. He has made me a better person and I want him to know I support him no matter what. 

sorry didn't mean to reply so much. Still getting use to this forum.

All posts before described this topic enough I think though... Well... my answer and opinion is a little bit laconic and freudish :) -> Sexuality, big baloons are looking like a bosom as well as bottom, inflated belly means fertility and the pretended or real act of inflation meang the "filling" during the intercourse aaaaand - for some people, the bursting point is the orgasm. It may be naturally to think that only women should possess these traits , but there are many men among them also.

    Yet I think that inflation fetish is NOT new, it's just the internet community, there are many relations in old myths, folklore... and I would say that it MAY be hereditary, as other sexual preferences or behavior. I do not expect that parents are talking with their children (when they are adults) about sexual preferences, but still - it's obvious and easy to observe that. What do you think?

Dear Typewriter123, do not be ashamed. It's not bad until you are not damaging yourself or your beloved person ;-). Yes, this may be linked to some mental problems, yet I think that not more than other problems relating to sexuality andd its acknowledgement. Sooo...take it easy, it's the same case as with the "perverts" who went crazy because they were beaten with the Bible in the head and taught that "sex is a sin" the whole childhood... no wonder that this happens to normal people. So again, do not be ashamed, be moderate and do not let your fetish to consume you ;-). And it is not necessary to have partner with the same fetish (that may be disadvantage in future), the important thing is that you like each other as you are and you do not condemn each other in every point which one of you finds "not normal" ;-).

There is literally a fetish for everything. Don't believe me, start with this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrophilia_%28paraphilia%29

then just follow the links.

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