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Terpsichore
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Trypophobia is the name for a fear of holes in an irregular pattern, like in a bee hive. A lot of the worst pictures relate to such holes in the skin, and some speculate that it's a fear of what might come out of these holes, but it's not been the subject of much study so far. Others say that the holes look like eyes, and this is what causes the worry in the viewer. It's considered to be an alleged phobia, as there is no particular research on proving/not proving it so it's considered to be just a psychological phobia, but more and more people are coming forwards and claiming to have it, or some form of it.
What does Iwaku think? Do any of you suffer from it? This was brought on by talking to a friend about her trypophobia, and she tells me that pictures of such holes can bring her out in a panic attack. For her, it's a very real condition. For me, it's not a phobia, but I do find the images unpleasant to look at, and sometimes I can feel a bit squeamish if I take a quick glance, but when I stop and study the image, I get past it. It's as there's a kind of one to five second period where it bothers me, and then I get over it, and that's all. That said, some of the images definitely make my skin crawl! Or it feels like there's something else crawling on my skin, either way... Yeah. Maybe I'm just a bit more squeamish than some?
Anyway, I'm going to post some trypophobic holes below, but they're in spoiler tags, just in case anyone here is a sufferer. Take a look, if you think you can stomach them!
What does Iwaku think? Do any of you suffer from it? This was brought on by talking to a friend about her trypophobia, and she tells me that pictures of such holes can bring her out in a panic attack. For her, it's a very real condition. For me, it's not a phobia, but I do find the images unpleasant to look at, and sometimes I can feel a bit squeamish if I take a quick glance, but when I stop and study the image, I get past it. It's as there's a kind of one to five second period where it bothers me, and then I get over it, and that's all. That said, some of the images definitely make my skin crawl! Or it feels like there's something else crawling on my skin, either way... Yeah. Maybe I'm just a bit more squeamish than some?
Anyway, I'm going to post some trypophobic holes below, but they're in spoiler tags, just in case anyone here is a sufferer. Take a look, if you think you can stomach them!
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