What is Trypophobia? And Is It Real?
Yes, sort of. Although, it isn’t an officially recognized phobia, trypophobia is known as a fear of holes, more often, clusters of holes. If you are triggered by looking at the images below in this article, you’ll understand what’s felt like. And it’s ok, you aren’t alone.
Some researchers performed a spectral analysis on images, inducing trypophobia, and compared them to images of holes that didn’t trigger revulsed response to learn more about the phenomenon. Based on the results, they suggested that it’s an instinctual fear of harm from dangerous things which may share the same visual characteristics. They also found that the triggering images had a typical spectral composition: high-contrast colors in a a particular spatial distribution. They say that many dangerous animals share this look.
While not being officially recognized, trypophobia is a very real thing for some people who encounter images with holes on the Internet. Now, let’s find out if you have trypophobia by looking at the images below. If the first image grosses you out already, you may want to stop scrolling right there. It’ll get worse.
Pancake batter
Coral
Condensation on a bottle
Boiling milk
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Honeycomb
Sandstone
Woodpecker holes
Lotus pod
Marks after kneeling on frozen peas
Here are some creative art works that’d give you nightmares
If you got here, then you can handle this Suriname toad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgROaJY6Xnk
That’s it. Here are some donuts and pancakes to make you feel better.
