Do sponges make you feel afraid, anxious or disgusted? How about honeycombs? Or strawberries? If so, you might have trypophobia − the fear of clusters of small holes. Though rare as far as phobias go, ...

A new study reveals that online discussions may lead to trypophobia, the fear of tiny holes. Essex and Suffolk researchers surveyed 283 individuals 19 to 22 years. A quarter of trypophobics were ...

Apple has unveiled its latest iPhones, and while many people can’t wait to get their hands on the shiny new gadgets, some are concerned that the triple-camera design of some models could trigger ...

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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Look out! According to a new report, the biggest fear in Maryland is, apparently, holes. Trypophobia, the fear of clustered patterns of irregular holes, is the most Googled phobia ...

People who feel uncomfortable or even repulsed by clusters of small holes—such as those found in lotus seed pods or honeycombs—are more likely to feel disgust than fear when confronted with these ...

Does honeycomb upset you? Would Swiss cheese ruin your day? It appears that trypophobia – or fear of holes – is a genuine phenomenon, as shown by the first scientific study of it. Professor Geoff Cole ...

Images that evoke a phobic reaction to holes have unique characteristics in terms of contrast and fine detail. Researchers found they were similar... Trypophobia may be moving out of the urban ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There was a brief but unforgettable period in the late 2010s — specifically 2017-2018 — when the internet collectively decided it ...

There are also a number of trypophobia "trigger" sites on the Internet, where people post images of holes, bubbles and clusters, including many graphically added to human body parts. That makes it ...