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Trypophobia is the fear of patterns of holes. People with trypophobia find their symptoms triggered when they see a specific image of clusters of small holes.
Holes as such present in the following items could trigger the symptoms of trypophobia:
sponges
soap bubbles
coral
sea sponges
honeycomb
water condensation
beehives
seed pods
strawberries
pomegranates
bubbles
clusters of eyes in insects
Causes
There are debates in regard to trypophobia and what it actually is, that is if it is actually a fear or disgust and researchers are looking into it. Some people makes an unconscious link between hole patterns and with some dangerous animals who has similar feature designs. Trypophobic images and dangerous animals trigger same responses, as investigated in a 2018 study, while visually processing them.
Some of the researches suggests that trypophobia can be categorised as a specific type of phobia. The term is about an intense reaction to something that poses little or no danger. And some people are aware that their reaction is irrational, by simply thinking about some objects can lead to symptoms of anxiety. But more research is needed to support this idea.
Symptoms
Those who are trypophobic may encounter some symptoms like:
• feelings of disgust, fear, or discomfort
• goosebumps
• skin itching
• skin crawling
• sweating
• nausea
• panic attacks
Sources - Medical News Today