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, ...

Clusters of tiny holes or bumps can spark strong aversion in people with trypophobia, a condition researchers link more to disgust and fear than real threat. Common textures, such as coral or seed ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

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 ...

Based on my research, I now have comprehensive information about various phobias and their impact on populations. I'll focus on trypophobia as it's the most well-documented modern example of a phobia ...

Q: Seeing tiny holes — like the kind on some fruits or plants — makes my skin crawl. What’s going on with me? A: Some people have negative reactions to tiny, clustered holes. This is known as ...

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 ...

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 ...

I was eight or nine and my mother had let me out to play in the front yard after it snowed. As children sometimes do, I had purposely fallen down into the soft snow, and while on the ground, I heard a ...